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PEMBROKE'LOOKING GOOD'
As Large Crowd Turns Out for
Lori Ann Locklear Concert
I
LOU ANN
LOCKLEAK
PEMBRQKE-An estimated 400 fans
and friends turned out to hear Lori Ann
Locklear in concert Saturday night in
Pembroke before she departed for
Nashville, Tennessee to take part in a
national talent competition sponsored by
Wrangler Jeans.
She appeared in PSU's Moore Hall
through the auspices of the American
Indian Student Association. Serving as
M.C. was A1 Kahn, owner of WAGR AM
and WJSK FM Radio in Lumberton
which sponsored the local talent won by
Lori Ann. She also won the state
competition in Greensboro. She is
competing this week for the first prize of
S50.000 and recording and booking
agreements. If she wins in Nashville,
Lori Ann will also tour with country
music great Ray Price.
Lori Ann wowed the over flow
audience with her unique country sound.
A freshman at East Carolina, Lori Ann is
interested in pursuing a full time career
in country music.
Lori Ann also received a proclamation
from Pembroke Mayor Pete Jacobs
designating Saturday, April 24, as "Lori
Ann Locklear Day" in Pembroke.
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Kenneth Ray Maynor also presented her
a plaque from LRDA/ Lumbee Home
coming and "Strike at the Wind." And
her former principal at Hoke County
High School. Earl Hughes Oxendine,
presented her with a gift of money from
area businesses and civic organizations
to help her in her travels to Nashville.
Moved to tears, Lori Ann said, "1
thank you all from the bottom of my
' heart. And I hope that you will pray that I
will do my best in Nashville." Lori Ann
also said, "Ialways put God first in
everything I do." And she thanked her
parents and the organizers of the concert
for their support.
The concert was a project put together
by Earl Hughes Ozendine, her former
principal at Hoke High School, A1 Kahn,
and Bruce Barton, editor of The Carolina
Indian Voice.
A well wisher, while filing out of
Moore Hall after the concert said it best
"Pembroke (is) looking good. It was a*
good thing the townspeople did in 3
honoring this talented young lady. She's
going to be a star, no doubt about it. And
Pembroke can always say they were one ' ?
of the first to recognize her talents."
Pembroke Jaycees, plan !
Installation & A wards Banquet
Pembroke-President Jimmy Goins an
nounced today that the Pembroke
, Jayceek and Pembroke Jaycettes will
hold a joint installation banquet Saturday
t night to install new officers and reward
Jaycees and Jaycettes for a job well done
' during the last year of service to the
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community.
Eric Prevatte, formerly president of
the Lumberton Jaycees and owner of
Prevatte's Auto Parts in Pembroke will
be the banquet speaker.
Willie Harris, Jr., is the new president
of the Pembroke Jaycees; Karen Dial will
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assume the mantel of responsibility for
the Pembroke Jaycettes.
The banquet will be held at the
Pembroke Jaycees Clubhouse. The hos
pitality hours will be between 6 p.m. and
8 p.m., when the formal program will
begin.
Among the awards to be given will be
Rookies of the Year, Jaycee and Jaycette
of the Year, Key Gub awards, and the
Rooster of the Year.
President Jimmy Goins encourages all
Jaycees and Jaycettes and spouses to
attend.
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Primary
Date
set for
June 10
Lamberton-Mrs. Elizabeth Morton, su
pervisor of elections for Robeson County,
today announced that the long anticipa
ted primary date for North Carolina will
be Thursday, June 10,1982. Registration
books will close on May 17.
Filing for the state senate and house
will being at 12 noon Friday, April 30,
and close at 12 noon Friday, May 7.
The primary date was set after the
North Carolina General Assembly ad
journed its special session Tuesday after
revising house and senate re districting
plans to satisfy the U.S. Justice
Department which had put the elections
on hold until the 1965 Voting Rights Act
could be satisfied.
One of the changes by the special
session was to divide neighboring
Cumberand County into two house
districts
One of the districts
includes a heavily-black population (47.8
percent) and a predominantly Mack voter
registration (57.9 percent). The district
encompasses several FayetteviDe pre
cincts plus Westatea and Morgaaton 1
precincts and Manchester Township, k
would have two State House representa
tives. , Wl
The second district
would encompass the temaioder of the
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Robeson
County's
safety
Town
begins
Instruction
May 10
Pembroke-Robe son County's version of
the renowned Safety Town program
begins its instructional session May 10.
The nationally acclaimed program of
safety instruction for pre- schoolers gets
underway that day in the Old Gym of
Pembroke State University, according to
Joel Garth Locklear, coordinator for die
Robeson County Safety Town Program.
Robeson County's Safety Town pro
gram is sponsored by the Robeson
County Law Enforcement Officers'
Association and the first equipment was
recently received from Safety Town
headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. Doro
thy Chlad, president of National Safety
Town Center in Cleveland, recently
visited Robeson County and praised
Locklear, "Mr. Locklear is the first
coordinator who has taken on a whole
county...! wish all our coordinators were
like him."
Jocklear reports that "the response
has been tremendous locally, especially
the cooperation we have received from
schools and civic organizations. We've
got our safety town buildings under
construction at Hilly Branch and we're
training instructors all over the county."
Safety Town is basically a miniature
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lown rata exit wnn tramc ugnts, streets,
miniature cars, etc. to teach children the
realities of traffice safety.
Evening classes will be held from 6-8
p.m. beginning May 10, and applications
are still being accepted for 5 year olds. If
you wish for your 5 year old to
participate in the program you are
encouraged to contact Garth Locklear,
coordinator, Andrenna Scott, LRDA's
Indian Education Project Director in
Pembroke; Mary Locklear at Pate's
Dress Shop in Pembroke; Sgt. Stanley
Gark and Det. Ray Strickland, sheriff's
deputies; or Donald Godwin, a campus
policeman at PSU.
NX. Warden
Is Acquitted
Of DUI Charge
RALEIGH ? Central Pris
on Warden Samuel P. Garrison,
who was arrested in December
after refusing to take a
Breathalyser test, was acquitted
Tuesday of driving under the
influence of alcohol.
Wake District Judge George R.
Greene made the ruling after 14
minutes of deliberation. He ref
used to comment on his decision.
"I feel relieved and feel that
justice was done in my case,"
Garrison said following the
verdict
Garrison refused the
Breathalyser test, saying be
"didn't believe in the
Breathalyser," Fleming testified.
Failure to take the test results in
an automatic six-month suspension
of a driver's license. Garrison has
surrendered his license.
Garrison's defense attorneys
maintained throughout his two-day
trial that the warden's prescrip
tion medicine and an inner ear
problem caused him to drive
erratically and appear unstable on
Ms feet
Dr. Dennis L Becker, Gsrrisaa's
physician, 'testified that the I
warden was taking several types
of medicine for diabetes, an
irregular hauMtoat, an inner ear
problem and i savers condition ef
chronic nenrotio exhaustion.
Garrison (was ^ ta fci^jtraaqaflb
unsteady an his fpet^and had
Meet the Candidates
for the County
Board of Education
WHO ARE THE CANDIDATES RUN
NING FOft SEATS ON THE ROBESON
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION?
WHAT ARE THEIR REASONS FOR
RUNNING? WHO SHOLD YOU VOTE
FOR? Answer these questions Thursday,
May 6, 7:30 at the O. P. Owens
Building in Lumbertoa, at a Meet the
Candidates Night sponsored by the
Robeson County Association of Educa
tors.
RYAN TUCK SIGNS
PSU BASKETBALL
SCHOLARSHIP
Ryan Tack la ahewa fa action. ?
by Gary Spider
Pembroke-Rysn Tuck, a seni
or at Pembroke Senior High
School, has signed an athletic
scholarship to attend Pem
broke State University and
Dlay basketball for the Braves
in 1962-83.
Tuck was signed on Tues
day morning by PSU Coach
Billy Lee.
"Ryan is the product of a
fine basketball program with
James Howard Locklear as
head basketball coach at
Pembroke Senior High," be
gan PSU Coach Lee. "Ryan
has played basketball for a
man I believe is an outstand
ing conch."
Coach Lee continued, "He
" > is a 6-foot-3 guard who has a
lot of skills whom 1 believe
will have a good career in. die
Carol in as Conference. With
time and work, I believe Ryan
can become a good college
basketbaU player."
Ryan had an excellent
basketball career at Pembroke
Senior High School, last
?Incored ) 6 points per game and
aoaea over et|nt reDOonas.
In addition, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jokn Thomas Tack,
lost season was named all
county, sfl- cotikwencs. "Piny
er of the Your" selected by
pftsyen "^utcd the PtoMhfto*
Tuck, (fanning to major in
psychology, lettered in foot
ball for three years, four years
in basketball, and three years
in track at Pembroke Senior ^
High.
In football. Tuck was an all
county and all- conference
tight end. On die basketball
team which finished second in
the conference last season,
Tuck played die forward spot
for the team.
Tuck would like to go into
coaching after graduation
from Pembroke State. His
, hobbies include chess, fishing
/ and swimming.
^ Pembroke State now has
four newcomers added to the
basketball roster for the 1982
83 season. They include Tuck.
Mike Emmanuel, a 6-5 trans
fer from Craven Junior Coll
ege; Gerald McKinney, a 6-7
freshman from Monroe; and
Tony Hayes, a 6-6 freshmaa
from Bear Creek.
Pembroke Senior High bas
ketball Coaqfc James Howard
Lock! ear also had praises for
the senior athlete.
"Kyna la a good offrashe
rebounder who does not mind
taking the ball to the hoop and
remembers to Ntow Ma
Shots," stated Coach Lack
lew. "He h an awwpthmal
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