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J < Jf TWO INCUMBENTS TOPPLED " ( ' . I More Than 1,300 Members Attend Lumbee River EMC Annual Meeting Alton V. Dudley ? '<!?" Konaid nam mono# Lacy L. Camming* Pembroke-Some {,300 mem ber* of Lumbee River Electric Mem bership Corporation attended the 42nd Annual Meeting of Members held at Pembroke Tuesday. In their annual acoqn, ,t wo elected to the Board of Directors ?ad two incum bents returned. Lacy Cummings of Pembroke defeated two challengers and incumbent John . Paul Jones for one of the At-Large seats on the Board. Ronald Hammonds de feated incumbent James H. Hammonds for the District 5 seat which represents the townships of Lumber Bridge, Park ton, St. Pauls. East and West How . ellsville and Saddletree. Incumbents Bill James Brewington and Alton V. Dudley defeated their challengers to represent District 1 and 6 respectively. In other action, the membership in attendance passed three motions for consideration by the cooperative's board, presented by Bruce Barton, editor of this newspaper and an LREMC consumer. They included retaining a local law firm to replace the current firm in Raleigh which represents the cooperative in legal matters; employment of the coopera tive's general manager "to serve at the pleasure of the board" instead of by contract; and a requirement that the cooperative's general manger live on the Lumbee River EMC power lines. The requirement of living on the power lines was clarified as applying to future location or re-location of the manager, according to the amended motion passed on the floor. Seventh District Congressman Charlie Rose attended the annual meeting as guest speaker and brought encourage ment to the membership in its letter writing campaign to Washington, D.'C. "The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, your senators and your congressmen are all keenly interested in your views and opinions," Rose said. "Write them tonight or write them tomorrow, but let them know how you feel about impending rate increases." > Also on the agenda, the .first-ever Lumbee River EMC Youth Board took office at the annual meeting. The 12 high school sophomores, juniors and seniors were elected by their fellow students in school voting. Thejl will serve until their graduation from high school. More than SI,500 in prizes were given away immediately following the business session. Immediately following balloting Tues day night, the board of directors of Lumbee River Electric Membership Corporation caucused and elected offi cers. Rev. Elias Rogers was chosen as President; Timothy Strickland, vice president; Marciea Lowery, secretary; and Alton Dudley was elected as treasurer. Strike at the Wind presents Robeson on Parade Strike at the Wind presents Robeson on Parade Nov. 5, 1982 at 8 p.m. in the PSU Performing Arts Center. Admission is S3 in advance. $4 at the door and $2 for students. The performers will be Miss Lumbee, Miss PSU. Robert Bryant, Cynthia Gentry, Maurice Lowery, Kyle Lowery, LRDA's Dancers and Singers and many others. For more information call 521-3112. Lfre unofficial vote totals tor OS election of directors of the Lumber River Electric Membership Corporation's Board of Directors Tuesday night, Oct. 19 are as follows: x ? DISTRICT #1 Bill James Brewhigtoo-571 Ward Gark-528 DISTRICT #5 Ronald Hammonds -566 James H. Hammonds- 533 DIM i KlCI *b Alton V. Dudley- 659 James Mclean- 440 AT LABGE ?John Paul Jones- 185 Lacy L. Cummings- 360 Dr. Reginald Oxendine- 301 Steve Strickland- 250 PSHS CELEBRATES HOMECOMING by Steve Tyner The Pembroke Senior High Campus has been abuzz all week with festivities ? surrounding this year's homecoming celebration as preparations are made for the finals on Friday such as the parade, football game and dance. A leading contributor to the excite ment has been the school's Student Council under the direction of Mr. Parnell which has planned activities for the student body and staff for each day of the week. They kicked off the activities Monday with Hat and Blue Jean Day; Tuesday was Rag Day; Wednesday was School Spirit Day; Thursday was School Colors Day and Friday will be Jalopy Day. A competition was to be held on . Wednesday to determine the classroom with the most highly spirited decoration of their door, while on Friday each grade class will compete in the Jalopy decoration. Beginning Monday afternoon the four finalists for Miss Homecoming began the last drive toward winning the coveted title. Competition will run through the lunch hour Friday. The winner will be announced during halftime of the ball game Friday night. One of the highlights of the Homeco ming celebration will be the parade held Friday through downtown Pembroke. The parade will consist of local marching bands, various local queens, the JROTC units of Pembroke Senior, the Home coming contestants and floats sponsored by school and community organizations. Parade time is 3:30 p.m. Also on Friday the PSHS Booster will sponsor a plate sale from the school cafeteria from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Both barbecue and chicken plates will b$ available. Tickets may be purchased from any Booster Club member or at the school. The price is S3.00. The culmination of the festivities takes place on the school campus beginning at 8 p.m. when the Pembroke Senior High Warriors host the Pender County Patri ots in a Three Rivers 3-A football contest. Following the game a dance will be held in the school gym. Congressmen Hi nil l 11,11 ffl , Rep. Rose visits area [ I Rep. Charlie Rote was in Pembroke Tuesday afternoon to do a little poli ticking and. later in the evening, ad dressed the overflow throng that turned out for the Lumbee River Electric I Membership Corporation annual meet ing which was held in PSU's Performing Arts Center. Rep. Rose's campaign staff is busy preparing,- also, for an appearance by Andrew Young, now the Mayor of Atlanta. Georgia and formerly Ambas sador to the United Nations. Young is expected to appear at a S20 a person dinner in the Louis XIV Room of the Bordeaux Inn in Fayetteville. Friday. October 22. Rose recently toM the Newa and Observer's Under the Dome. "We together...! thought my constituents. \ ei*>^talkiag toJMm... and ...ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL . . ,y , . ."7. . .. ?. Z PEOPLE AND PLACES AND TH COURSE IN FIREARM AND HUNTER SAFETY AT PEMBROKE JUNIOR HIGH Some faculty members at Pembroke Junior High School probably know a little more about actions among other things after being instructed in firearm and hunter safety. Mr. Robert M. Tatum of the North Carolina Wildlife Safety Di vision showed slides and lectured on different types of shotgun actions, types of handguns, bullet measurements, shotgun shells, shotgun parts, identi fying targets, archery, survival techni ques and first aid. Participants in the course were Danford Dial, Jerry Dixon, Mary Hinson, Debra Jones, Kathy Leggette, Margaret Lewis, Numer Locklear, Patsy Locklear, Craig Lowry, Harvey Lowry, Joan Lowry, Rosalyn Lowry, Kelly Rogers, and Gil bert Singletary. Mr. James Bell, Vice nrinninsl ii/oc nrnnram pnnrH in atrtr |/i ill v ipui, " UJ T O uaI> vvvi wiiiatvi < DEEP BRANCH CARNIVAL Deep Branch Elementary School will sponsor a Halloween Carnival October 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. Each class will be represented by a King and Queen. Various activities will be held prior to the program, such as spook>tvw*es, dances, and the Puppet Love Show (Florence, S.C.) beginning at 7 p.m. Barbecue and chicken will be served from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. in the school cafeteria. The public is cordially invite to come out for a night filled with entertainment and surprises. Salary Hike Possible for County Workers SALARY HIKE REQUESTED County Manager Paul Graham on Monday night asked the Robeson County Board of Commissioners to consider approving a 2.5 percent salary increase for county employees. Graham "strongly recommended" tl^at the commissioners approve an across-the-board pay raise for all county employees to become effective Jan. 1. 1983. He estimated that the raises would cost $290,000 a year. The board voted unanimously to take th? request for a pay increase under advisement. WARRIOR OF THE WEEK defensive noseguard Msrk fw KU outstanding defensKe play thiimghaat the season. Mark has played inspired football and has provea to he a vital element In a defense that has given np an average of only 12.5 points per game. -Steve fyner OPEN HOUSE The principal of South Robeson High School announces that an Open House will be held at the school on Monday. October 25. This will be the second Open House to be held at the new school since the school started operation at South Robeson in 1981. The first si* week grading period ended last week. Principal Joseph C. Twitty of South Robeson feels Monday would be fcgood time for parents to visit and talk with teachers about the grades and progress of their students. The school has new facilities. They will be opened for inspection for those parents who did not see them during the Open House last year. Parents are asked to please plan their visit between the hours of 6 to 8 p.m. Teachers will be on hand during these hours. Parents who can not attend Open House at the hours indicated are asked to call the school office and seek help in setting up a time when they can visit. PSHS to Choose Homecoming Queen c?. . ] During the week of October 18-22. Pembroke Senior High will observe its annual Home coming celebration. A num ber of activities are planned . involving stdtfents. faculty, and community, not. least of which is the competition for Homecoming Queen. At this time 13 contestants title. These young ladies represent all three grade levels (10-12) as,yrfKl ea the itnicTK ocpsrtmCfif. 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