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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 8 TT TT ?'L^iwwmmi !?f.
'STRIKE AT THE WIND!'
ENTERTAINS AT INDIAN UNiTY
CONFERENCE
AdolphDial article published \
in World Book Encyclopedia
by u? W?w
A1MNLPH DIAL, ih^msn
of the American Indian Stud
ies Department at Pembroke
State University, displays a
Adoiph Dial, the chairman
of Pembroke State Univer
sity's American Indian Stud
ies Department, has some
thing to indeed be proud of.
His article about the Lum
bee Indians has been publish
ed in the 1982 edition of
World Book Encyclopedia,
which has headquarters in
Chicago, London, Sydney,
Tokyo, and Toronto. The
250-word article is on page
448 of the "L" volume.
The article says in part that
the "Lumbee Indians are the
largest Indian tribe in the
United States east of* the
Mississippi River. More than
40,000 Lumbees live in and
near Robeson County in
southeastern North Caro
lina."
It also tays "they opened
their first school, the Croatan
Normal School, in Pembroke,
N.C., in 1887. This school is
now Pembroke State Univer
sity^'
And in its concluding para
r*?.
copy of World Book Encyclo
pedia In which be haa an
article about the Lumbee
Indiana.
"Today, the Lumbees are the
nation's largest group of
Indians without a reservation.
Many of them farm the land
for a living."
The article also traces the
origin and history, of the
Lumbee ? 'Indians, stating
that: "According to one
theory, the Lumbees are
descendants of the Hatteras
tribe and of English colonists
who settled on Roanoke Island
in 1587...Many Lumbees have
the same last names as the
missing colonists. Other
theories trace the ancestry of
the Lumbees to the Cherokee,
the Tuscarora. or an eastern
band of the Siottx."
This is another "plus" in
the career of Dial, who is
known all over the United
States as an authority on the
Lumbee Indians and has
co-authored a book on their
history, entitledj"Tbe Only
Land I Know." published in
1975.
Congratulations. Adolph.
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PEMBROKE. N.C.-Carnell Locklear.
General Manager of "Strike at the
Windl", has announced that skits from
"Strike at the Wind!" will be performed
in Raleigh, N.C. by some ten characters
from the drama, Thursday, March 4,
1982.
The Indian Unity Conference will be
held at the Royal Villa in Raleigh and the j
skits from the drama is part of the Indian
Heritage Program beginning at 7:30
p.m. Thursday, March 4, 1982 in the
Royal Villa Kings Hall.
Locklear stated, "This is great public
ity for the drama, and we must do this to
keep the public aware of our drama and
what it means to our country."
People donating their time to make
this trip possible are Mr. Julian Ransom,
as the leader; Ruby Hammonds, as
Rhoda; Melton Lowery, as Henry Berry
Lowery; Carnell Locklear, as Boas
Strong; Robert Bryant, as Shoemaker
John; Magalene Lowry, as Moma
Combo; Dora Chavis, as Aunt Mary;
Tony Clark, as The Boy; Cochise Clark,
a* Wesley, and Janet Graham, as Polly
Gjtendine.
"Strike at the Wind!" is written by
(Randolph Umbefger, of Chapel Hill,
. N.C.. and the music was composed by
o*r very own Willie Lowery. The drama
k a non-profit organization and survives
by ticket sales, sales from tapes and
Accords, and grants from the North
Carolina Theatre of Arts, an organization
hi Raleigh that receives monies from the
North Carolina General Assembly.
The auditions for the 1982 production
will be held April 4, and S, from 1-4 p.m.
on both days at the Lakeside Amphi
theatre.
For more information one may call
(919) 521-3112.
Mistrial Declared in
Melton bowery Case
Shades of "Henry Bear," it was
vintage Henry Berry Lowry, in a sense,
as Melton Lowery, who has made a good
name for himself playing the fabjpd
Indian leader each summer in 'Strike at
the Wind I' wound up defending himself
in a case involving stolen property and
felony possession and sale of marijuana
in Robeson County Superior Court last
week.
Courtroom observers marveled at
Lowery's ability to defend himself, at
times eloquently, but always with a
sense of theatre and assurance.
His wife, Barbara, was ably defended
by Pembroke attorney Arnold Locklear.
After three days James H. Pou Bailey
declared a mistrial in Lowery's case for
"...reasons I cannot go into right now"
after conferring in his chambers with
Lowery, Locklear and Wood berry Bo
wen, die assistant D.A. who prosecuted
the case.
Reportedly the discussions in the
judge's chambers revolved around the
propriety of trying the married couple
together instead of separately. Bailey
also reportedly stipulated that Melton
Lowery be assigned an attorney from
"out of the county" to represent him at
an as yet unscheduled new trial.
Lowery and his wife were arrested in
September 1981 after officers reportedly
found several items identified as having
been stolen from the car of state trooper
K.K. Daniel in July of the same year at
their residence.
Daniel's car was stolen from his
residence in St. Pauls and later re
covered in the Union Ch&pel Community.
While searching the Lowery residence
marijuana was also found on the scene.
}a Mrs. Lowery denied knowledge of
ritarijuana stalks found growing in an
itftused gardetr adjoining their property.
Mrs. Lowery said, "I don't allow it in the
house" although the illegal weed was
found inside the home.
Although Lowery did not deny having
smoked marijuana, and in fact, being
convicted several years ago for posses
sion. he affirmed that his wife knew little
of his activities concerning the drug.
Arnold Locklear, Mrs. Lowery's attor
ney, pointed the finger at Lowery,
saying, "If Barbara (Mrs. Lowery) is
guilty of anything it's being the wife of
Melton Lowery...the King of his Castle."
The stolen goods indictment was
thrown out by Judge Bailey and Mrs.
Lowery was found guilty *of the least
severe penalty of simple possession of
marijuana and fined $100 and court
costs.
While the jury was out in Mrs.
Lowery's case. Judge Bailey called
Melton Lowery to the bench and chit
chatted for a few minutes, even
revealing, according to by standers, (hat
he "had a little Cherokee" in him. He
seemed impressed by Melton Lowery,
handsone and well groomed, and bring
ing to mind visions of how Henry Berry
Lowry might have looked and acted in
similar situations.
DEMO CHIEF RESIGNS
Robeson County's Democratic Party
Chairman, Gene Ballard, has resigned
his position effective immediately to join
the re-election effort of Senator Sam
Noble who is expected to have strong
opposition from Representative David
Parnell who has indicated that he too will
seek the office of state senator.
Ballard, a farmer with extensive
holdings, resigned at a special called
executive committee meeting Saturday.
Named to replace Ballard is Bobby
Freeman, a relatively unknown political
figure in the county. The meeting was
also called without notifying the press.
Freeman will serve out Ballard's term.
His chances are poor for being named to
a full term because Robeson County
unofficially rotates the chairmanship
among the three races in the county. A
black is expected to be the next chairman
of the Robeson County Democratic Party
when the party convenes again in 1983.
Indian Unity
Conference Underway
r. RALEIGH-The 7th Annual Indian
Unity Conference got under way today in
Raleigh. More than 500 people, moat of
them North Carolina Indiana, an eapec
ted to gather at the Royal Villa Hotel to
hear from Governor Jim Hunt, National
Indian leaders Ada Deer, Dr. Joseph
Onndine and others.
Governor Hunt will make his remarks
Friday at 9 a.m. Ma. Deer will be the
banquet speaker Friday night. Ma. Deer
gained nationwide attention for heftole
id restoring a federal relationship be-1
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iween tne j^ovcrflTncni sno inc Wviion
i'nee Indian people.
Others participating on the conferen
program are Dr. Joseph Oiendine. aflj
Lumbee native from Robeson Couijty.i
and now a member of the faculty ?<
Temple University and president of jjfce! j
Indian RicrHts Association in PhilatJH
phis, Pennsylvania. David Letter, com
missioner* of the Administration for
Native Americans. Dr. Frank Ryan,
^rector of Indian Education and others.
The conference alto features an Indian
ait exhibit a^d competition, and a
cultural heritage program and it spon
sored by the N.C. Commission of Indian
Affairs in the N.C. Department of
Administration. Host of the conference
|participants are expected to come from
the state's five tribet-Cherokee, Co
harie. Haliwa-Saponi. Lumber and Wac
camaw Siouan-and three urban con
centrations in Cumberland. Gniiford and
Mecklenburg Counties
, North Carolina, with 65.000 Indians,
has the largest Indian population of any
state east of the Mississippi, and the
feunh target in the CMiMt}.
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%?^arl Hughes
\^Bucky,r\ Oxencline, Jr.
receives Appointment
to West Point -
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RAEFORD-Earl Hughes
("Bucky") Oxendine. Jr. has
received a prestigious ap
pointment to the United
States Military Academy at
West Point. Representative
Charlie Rose announced the
appointment during a recent
campaign appearance in
Pembroke. The appointment
was secured through the
auspices of Rep. Rose's of
fice.
A rising senior at Hoke
County High School, Oxen
dine is the son of Betty
Hammond Oxendine of Pem
broke and Earl Hughes Ox
endine. director of Compen
satory Education for the Hoke
County Board of Education in
Raeford.
He comes from a long line
of educators. One of his
uncles, Ray, is principal of a
high school in Montgomery
County; another, Joe (Dr.
Joseph Oxendine) is on the
faculty at Temple University
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvan
ia. His uncle, Tom, is director
of Public Information at the
Bureau of Indian Affairs in
Washington, D.C. An aunt.
Magnolia Griffith, is on the
faculty at Pembroke State
University.
Following in the steps of
many of his uncles, "Bucky"
is also a star athlete at Hoke
v County High School, having
lettered in wrestling and
football, and having played
baseball. He made All Con
ference in wrestling.
He is also a member of the
Society of Distinguished A
merican Students, and named
Who's Who Among Students
in American High Schools. He
is a member of First Baptist
Church in Raeford and a
member of the Science, Spa
nish, Monogram, J-Teens,
and the N.C. Indian Youth
Council.
He is the grandson of Mrs.
Georgie Ann Oxendine and
the late Tom Oxendine.
Lt. General Willard, Sup
erintendent of West Point
wrote in a letter to young
Oxendine:
"On behalf of the President
and the Secretary of the
Army, I am pleased to an
nounce that the United States'
Military Academy has ac
cepted you for admission con
tingent upon continuation of
your excellent record and your
medical and dental qualifi
cation at the time of entrance.
"Congratulations to you.
You have already demon
strated a fine potential for
. future service to your country
and your fellow citizens. West
Point's education'and training ~~~
programs will give you the
opportunity to develop that
potential fully.
"Before you enter West
Point. I encourage you to
review your thinking and con
sider the following:
"--West Point requires ca
dets with intelligence, deter
mination, integrity, self-dis
cipline, strength of character,
to work hard.
"--West Point exists to
educate and train career
officers for the United States
Army. Because West Point
offers this education and
training at public expense.
West Pointers, both as cadets
and officers, are obligated to
give in return the best of
themselves and to serve as
Army officers for at least five
years after graduation.
"-During your first year at
West Point, you will live
under the Fourth Class Sys
tem, which is a rigorous pro
gram of customs, activities,
and training designed to help
you develop some of the
discipline, toughness, and
self-reliance required of a
leader. If will be demanding
and difficult, and you will be
expected to demonstrate ef
fectiveness under these pres
sures."
The Military Academy is
located in West Point, New
York.
To our knowledge, this is
the first direct appointment to
West Point received by 'any
Lumbee Indian.
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