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BILL BREWING TON
CHANGES HIS MINB....
Action Taken by LREMC Board Undone on 7-5 Vote
RED SPRINGS-Paraphrasing the po
pular song, "Oh what a difference a
(week) makes..." The board of directors
of Lumbee River Electric Membership
Corporation met Tuesday afternoon in
regular session and undone their action
of the previous week when they de
manded the resignation of Deri Hinson,
the genera] manager, and abrogated his
cootract "on or before December 31,
1982."
This time Bill Brewington, assistant
principal at Pembroke Senior High
School, and up for election at the October
Annual Meeting, made another motion
that wiped out his previous one. At
Tuesday's meeting, Brewington made a
motion in executive session to simply
terminate Hinson's present contract by
December 31. No mention was made of
asking for Hinson's resignation. Pre
sumably Hinson can now convene the
board (probably before the annual meet
ing) and negotiate another contract with
the board. The board votes in secret in
executive session and did not divulge
how each member voted but probably the
vote was a unanimous one.
A BOARD DIVIDED...
The board of directors seems to have
been split asunder, most times on a 7-5
vote on issues of importance. There
seems to be one faction on the board that
follows the lead of Deri Hinson, the
general manager; and another that forms
around Rev. Elias Rogers, formerly the
IBSyudfiftLof tfe? b?Kd. *nd the man who^
successfully sued the electric cooperative
a few years ago for discriminating
against him. Rogers won the suit
(actually a settlement) that opened the
board of directors u? to minorities, doing
away with questionable proxies and
manipulation by political forces in the
region. The board is now composed of 10
Indians, 1 Black and 1 White. But the
board seems hopelessly split, in spite of
the "minority" majority.
Bill Brewington surprisingly, at a
special called meeting on August 16,
made a motion to not only terminate
Hinson's present contract but also asked
for his resignation "on or before De
cember 31." That seemingly was the
first time, as far as a substantive issue is
concerned, that the 7-5 split had been
breeched. Brewington, most times, in
the past, had aligned himself with the 7
members that carry the day on most
votes.
But, as noted, he reversed himself at
Tuesday's meeting, seeming to succumb
to pressure from political points in the
county and region partial to Hinson.
BOARD CONVENES IN EXECUTIVE
SESSION ON SAME SPLIT VOTE
But before the board could go into
executive session at Tuesday s meeting
there was a tight to uphold the previous
motion. Rev. Elias Rogers, the catalyst
for the motion to ask for Hinson's resig
nation, objected to taking further action
on Hinson's contract. "We've already
gone into this and, as far as 1 am
concerned, it's settled." Alton Dudley,
the only Black on the board, concurred.
"I am of the same opinion as I was at the
last meeting..."
Cynthia Currin, the cooperative's
attorney, advised the board to go into
executive session. She said, "I strongly
jdvise that we go into executive
"session." But she was tesi&Uki. Those
who voted to ask for Hinson's resignation
at the previous meeting (except for
Brewington) held that the 'previous
motion was binding and legally done.
They saw no reason to go into executive
session to discuss something that, as far
as they were concerned, was already
settled.
But the board put it to a vote, on a
motion by Davis Parker, the only White
on the board. And here is how they
voted. Voting for Davis Parker's motion
were Bill Brewington, John Paul Jones,
James H. Hammonds, Bradford Oxen
dine, and Marciea Lowery. The president
of the board, J.W. Hunt, did not vote but
had indicated at the previous meeting
that he was not in favor of the action
taken.
Voting against Parker's motion were
Rev. Elias Rogers, Alton Dudley, Gus
Bullard, Timothy Strickland and Harold
Dean Brewer. The motion carried. The
irony is that the previous motion would
have probably stood if Brewington had
not changed his vote, even though he
was the one who made the motion at the
previous meeting. A majority (6 votes)
would have been necessary to go into
executive session.
SATURDAY ON THE QUAD!!
World Class Jumper
atPSU
Pembroke State University will host an
all day TV picnic and auction on
Saturday, August 28, from 10 a.m. until
7 p.m. on the campus quadrangle.
Merchandise and goods donated by area
merchants will be auctioned by Danny
DeVane, democratic candidate for the
North Carolina House of Representa
tives. Proceeds will go to the public
television matching funds requirements.
There will be country and western and
bluegrass music performed throughout
the day. A special attraction will be Bill
Jordan and his Grass Strings from
FayetteviOe, a top flight bluegrass band.
George Lowery and his fid<ye will
perform, and Dr. Shelby Stephenson,
associate professor at PSU, willmake
Hank Williams come alive.
Jackie Jacobs, Promotion and Resour
ce Director of the television project, will
be the Mistress of Ceremonies. Other
entertainers will include Lori Ann
Locklear, Ronnie Stansel, Miss Lumbee
Rhonda Flanagan, Brenda Hunt Willi
ams, Layton Chavis, Little Miss Lumbee
Aimy Dunn and Little Miss North
Carolina Amy Chestnut.
Bargain hunters and music lovers
can't afford to miss SATURDAY ON
THE QUAD. As Bruce Barton says, "I
love my country, and I love my country's
music, bluegrass."
1
iiwibw of Ike Golden Knifhts Army
parachute demonstration team, will
parachute into the Pembroke State
University quad-rangke Saturday at 2
p.m. The jump wfll be part of the
festivities planned for SATtJIDAY ON
IBB QUAD, a benefit auction to help
' rube money required to meet the Dept.
at Commerce television grant lor PSU.
McManus, who was a member at the
QoMea Knights lor over four years has
held numerous world records In accuracy
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and formation. He waa a member of the
1978 Golden Knight team which won a
national championship and the world
championship after competition in Kehns
France.
A senior at PSU, Matt is an English
Literature major who hails from Dallas.
Tx. He wfil be using a square style
paracbnte on Saturday, and the sump will
be number 2.911.
Mas Gnrgew, of Flight Uniim it r<i |B<
wiD be donating the nee of Ma airplane
for the jump
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Another public hearing to consider
Zoning Ordinances
First on the agenda of the Monday
night Special Public Hearing meeting of
the Town of Pembroke Council was the
request of Mr. Charles Maynor to change
a zoning ordinance to accomodate the
newly re-constructed building on the east
side of Pembroke on Highway 711. The
matter had come before the planning
board for re-view according to Mr. Clint
Thomas, and was unanimously recom
mended by that body to approve the
change. There was a question of the
proposed change, the wording of a
conditional use or permitted use of the,
area in question so Mayor Jacobs^
recommended another public hearing be
set up to review both meanings of the
phrases. That meeting being in conjunc
tion with the regular Sept. meeting of the?
Town Council on Monday Sept 7 at 7
PJB.
Other matters considered by the board >j
were the improvement of the service in J
the cablevision provided by Jones 1
Intecoable; the recommendation of Chief'
Vernon Ozendine to replace the recently
retired Wade Hunt from the recreation"
department, and the approval of the
other members of the department far the j
approve these actions, seconded and!
carried. I- 9
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approved of the changes and accepted
the agreement.
The budget revisions of the CD
proposal were accepted and the board
adjourned shortly after 8 p.m.
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'The Ten
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Appearing at
Lumbertpn
Sr. High
"THe Ten Virgins." a dra
ma baaed on Matthew's Gos
pel will be presented Satur
t day, August 28. at 7:30 p.m.
in the Lumberton High School
Auditorium. There is no ad
mission charge, but a freewill
offering will be received. It is
being dramatized by the
fc Saddletree Church of God
Youth, where Rev. Millard
Maynerd is pastor. The drams
being sponsor ad by a youth
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FREDA'S
KWIK STOP
Grand Opening
August 27 th
Freda's Kwik Stop on Union Chapel
Road in Pembroke will have their Grand
Opening on Friday August 27. This event
will feature a drawing in the morning
with the Grand Prize of a Black and white
TV. Music at 2 p.m. will be provided by
Clyde Jones and the Country Steelers.
Free Coke and Pepsi will be available
during the day with other featured
specials. Come on out and wish Freda
weil.
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