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VOLUME 11, NUMBER 5 39c FEB COPY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1983
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Mm wttta Uwrnttae li Lomberton
ittrawj DIckMB McLean, Jr., aleo a
Sfiver Beaver wwlplert In 1979 from
his lovely wife, Barbers who shared the
mo meat with him. [Brace Barton photo]
W.D. Oxendkne to the fifth Indian from
Bobeson Coanty honored with the
preallgioo* SBver Beaver Award. Other*
have been Theodore Maynor, Simeon
Oxendbre and the late Walter Phicfabedi
and the late Harry Weat Lock!ear.
Oxendtae, Maynor, Oxendbie, and the
widowa of Ptnchbeck and Loddear were
part of the ahable delegation from
Babeeon County attending the boy acont
Some at the Robeson delegation Is
shown above. They are (bach row] left to'
right: W.L. "Noody" Johnaon; Jala C.
"Pete" Hasty, Theodore Maynor, Rev.
E.B. Toner [a Silver Beaver recipient in
1968], Dr. Craig Alien, Dickson McLean,
Jr., W. Howard Cpyle and [front row]
left to right, Mrs. Simeon Ozendtne,
Mrs. Harry West [Mary] Loddear,
Mrs. Walter [Bertha] Pinchbeck, and
Simeon Oxendfaie. [Brace Barton photos]
Churches Plan Gospel Sings to help Rev.
Norman Emanuel's India Ministry
Shannon--Rev. Norman Emanuel ex
plains it simply, "the Lord tokl me to go
to India and build seven churches..."
Since that commission Rev. Emanuel
has made five extended missionary trips
to India to "do what the Lord told me to
do."
Rev. Emanuel is busily preparing for
his 6th trip to India. His previous five
trips have resulted in the establishment
of 10 churches in India. He has mostly
financed his own trips to India, and has
also led a member of tours to the holy
land, and has been a life long farmer.
Rev. Emanuel says, "one should not
start out (to India) with less than
$10,000...." Rev. Emanuel says, "Ev
erything costs in Indian..translators,
drivers...we have to feed the people
when we work among the people..."
Some local churches are showing some
interest in helping Rev. Emanuel as he
prepares for his 6th trip to India
There will be several singings in the
area to help Rev. Emanuel's ministry in
India.
White Oak Holiness Church (near
Marton) is hosting a gospel sing Sunday
February 6, beginning at 2:30 p.m. The
pastor, Leeromie Chavis, and member
ship cordially invites the public to attend
and participate.
Another singing will be held Saturday,
February 12, beginning at 7 p.m. at
Welcome Holiness Church near Rennert.
Pastor is Rev. Earl Oxendine.
Some groups participating are the
youth choir of the host church. Oak
Grove Holiness Church, Chavis Family,
D & L Indian Gospel Singers, The Coffey
Family and others.
And the other singing in this series,
will be held Sunday February 13, at the i
Youth for Christ Church in Maxton. The
singing will be held at 2:30 p.m. t
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W.D. Oxen dine 1 of 4
Honored as Silver Beaver
Recepient at
Boy Scoot Banquet
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A large contingent from Robe so?
County joined the Cape Fear Council
Boy Scouts of America as the organiza
tion held its annual Recognition Banquft
on Friday, January 28, 1983 at Blade4
boro School. The banquet set a new
attendance record with more than 22f,
persons participating.
Council President Rhone Sasser pre
sided over the meeting which featured an
address by Dr. Jerry Paschal, Superin
? tendent of Education from Whiteville,
NC and an annual report in audio- visual
form produced by John McLaughlin of
? United Carolina Bank in Whiteville and
the distribution of the council's first
printed annual report , developed by"
Richard Kerr of Hampstead.
David Starr and Rhodes Robinson of
Wilmington were presented plaques for
having the most outstanding district in
the Cape Fear Council during 1982.
Honored with them were their District
Executives Ray Franks and Byron Beall.
Unit leaders were also recognized far
achieving Roundup Goals during 1982.
Council Vice President of Finance Fred
Day presented awards to those rA*
attendance who had supported the Cape
Fear Council's campaign to raise funds
necessary to complete its camp construc
tion, retire its debt and expand member
ship opportunities to more young people.
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The highlight of the evening was the
presentation of the Silver Beaver Awards j
the highest award the council can
present to a volunteer leader. This year's
awards were presented to Russell Lee,
former Council President who now
resides in Raleigh where he is Senior vice
Vice President of Carolina Power and
Light Company; to W.D. Oxendine, an
outstanding Robeson County Scout lead
er now residing in the Pembroke
community; to Wilmington physician Dr.
Ellis Tinsely, who serves as the Council
Vice President of Administration and to
District Judge B. Craig Ellis, an Eagle
Scout and Wilmington native now
serving as judge in Scotland and
Robeson counties.
Troop 327 in Pem
broke and Troop 326 in the Mt. Airy
community were both represented with
sizable delegations.
Rencil Poe Locklear, Scoutmaster for
Troop 326, and his volunteers and scouts
were honored with special recognition
and honors.
Otendire. tt .officer with the N.C.
Human Relations Council, and a long
time volunteer in scouting, genuinely
seemed surprised upon
receiving the coveted Silver Beaver
Award.
Chancellor Says PSU
Has Been Moved to
"A Budget of Insufficiency"
by Gene Warren
Pembroke-Chancellor Paul Givens of
PSU, speaking Thursday along with tw?
other UNC System chancellors before the
Base Budget Committee of the N.C.
General Assembly, told how budget
restraints have moved PSU "to a budget
of insufficiency."
"Budget restraints have given us
some cause for concern," he said. "The
salary freeze and the recent six percent
reduction in our operating budget have
moved us from a very tight budget to a
budget of insufficiency."
He explained how the salary freeze has
placed a special burden on PSU. "We
now have four positions that we are not
permitted to fill. We have a major
building without a secretary, and our
physical plant still has been cut by two
people."
Dr. Givens said cuts like this at a small
institution (PSU has 2.071 students this
spring) make the total institution suffer.
"We have, for example, a very small
data processing operating consisting of
four employees and a relatively small
equipment setup. The demands for
administrative, instructional and resear
ch uses of the computer are growing,
while we are compelled to reduce the
equipment and supplies in this area," he
; pointed out.
ii. :j nrii i_ a j r i? ?
nc uia rou nas cooperaiea niuy in
seeking fiscal restraints this year. "AD
departments of the University have been
notified to reduce spending and postpone
expenditures if possible," he stated,
! adding, "PSU has a reputation with the
! various fiscal offices in the state as being
an institution that exercises good
; stewardship over state funds/'
He said PSU prides Itself on being
, frugal. "We pride ourselves in asking
, only for funds that are necessary. Some
have said we may even be too saving in
our attitude. We have been responsibil
ity frugal in the past, and right now we
are desperately trying to keep budgetary
cuts from affecting the qualify of our
programs."
Dr. Given s, who became chancellor of
PSU in 1979 after being vice president
for academic affairs at MlUikia Univer
sity in Decatur, III., asked the Base
Budget Committee to keep in mind that
"North Carolina is Messed with the
greatest system of higher education In
the nation. I personally was interested in
coining to this state because 1 know that
? this system was the finest in the
country," he said.
"I hope that whatever you do, you will
insure that the quality of our system will
be maintained and assured. Higher
education in North Carolina means too
much to all of us to be given a second
place. Pembroke State is proud to be part
of this great system."
In his remarks, he spoke of the No. 1
priority of PSU. "It is," he said, "to
strengthen programs in computer scien
ce and in science and mathematics
education. This is in response to student
demands, and it will help meet the man
power requirements in the state as we
move in new directions in technology.
"As you know," he pointed out. "the
State Board of Education has found there
is a very serious shortage of qualified
mathematics and science teachers. This
is a national problem. We are striving
also to strengthen our business offerings
and to provide manpower and other
resources to assist the growth of
business that we have seen (and that we
anticipated) in southeastern North Caro
lina."
in cinng ine vaiuc or nu.io me area u
primarily serves. Dr. Givens observed:
"PSU pumps about $6 million annually
into the economy of southeastern North
Carolina, and this makes it one of the
major industries of the region."
Praising the student loan program at
PSU. he said, "the default ratio of PSU
students is one of the lowfst in the
country (5.6 percent)."
In his remarks, the Chancellor noted
that the racial breakdown of PSU
students is 64 percent white, 23 percent
Indian and 13 percent Black, adding:
"PSU has been, and continues to be, a
Godsend to southeastern North Carolina.
"Our PSU gridaates head chemical
corporations, aerie as executives in
Union Carbide and other large corporati
ons, serve as physicians, lawyers,
college professors, dentists, pubBc scho
? ol teachers plant managers and minis
ten. There are many others who have
assumed leadership rotes locally and en
the state and national le vel amny of
Whom never thought they would have the
opportunity to acquire a University
education.
"With your help, we wfil continue to
play our rale in helping to strei^then the
(UNC) system and thereby the stats as a
whole.
PEOPLE
A ND PL A CES
AND THINGS
Thomas
swamps
onnosition
More than 700 persons attended the
election for a member of the North
Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs
Board of Directors on Thursday night,
Jan. 27, at Pembroke Senior High
School. There were unofficially 698
persons registered to vote in that
election.
The election was held to elect a
replacement for Ruth Dial Woods of
Pembroke who chose not to seek re
election.
Ginton L. Thomas, Jr., executive
director of Pembroke Housing Authority
easily defeated five other challengers.
Thomas won with 428 votes. Next in
balloting was Carnell Locklear, general
manager of Strike at the Wind.
Locklear received ^43 votes. Elisha
Locklear, insurance agent with Locklear,
Locklear and McNeill, garnered 61 votes.
Lisa Kaye Locklear, a PSU student from
Maxton tallied 40 votes and Hubbard
Lowty received 15 votes.
Harold G. Dial who nominated himself
from the floor received no votes.
The meeting was chaired by Kenneth
R. Maynor. executive director of Lumbee
Regional Development Association.
Addressing the group was Ruth Dial
Woods who explained her reasons for not
seeking re- election. Thomas will repre
sent Maxton, Smiths, Pembroke and
Philadelphus precincts.
GOD'S PRISON GANG FILM
GIVES ANSWER TO CRIME
"God's Prison Gang," newly released
film featuring A1 Capone's get
away driver, the last member of
Bonnie and Clyde's gang and two other
notorious criminals who have become
Christians will be shown at West End
Baptist Church, West Drive, Lumberton
on Sunday, Feb. 6. The showing is
scheduled to begin at 6-p.m.
The film, shot behind the walls of New
York's Attica prison, is hosted by Art
Linkletter. It tells die story of how the
work of International Prison Ministry Is
accomplishing what more guards, higher
prison walls sad greater financial
expenditutes have failed to do- keep
released inmates from returning to lives
of crime.
Telling their stories in the 44- minute
film are George Meyer, A1 Capone's
favorite driver, Floyd Hamilton (Public
Enemy No. 1) the last of the Bonnie and
Clyde Gang; Jerry Graham, the "robber
king" of California; and Ted Jefferson,
convicted of crimes from drugs and
robbery to murder.
Also featured is "Chaplain Ray."
whose Dallas-based International Prison
Ministry has changed the lives of
thousands of inmates over the past 18
The Revcn nd Welton Lowry. pastor of
West End Baptist Church, said he hope
all citizens concerned about the prublcii
of rising crime will attend the frv.
screening the film.
Precinct
Splitting
Lambertou-It was noted on the agenda as
a "discussion of precinct division"
although it wound up as a debate, of
sorts, between those in favor of splitting
Pembroke's precinct and those opposed
to it.
For instance, Ed Chavis, long time
registrar noted, "I have been working
the Pembroke Precinct for...some time
as a judge, assistant and registrar... and
I was registrar at the time of the largest
voter turnout (June 1982 primary when
approximately 2500 people voted)...we .
handled it alright...It's a large precinct
and a lot of people enjoy die kind of
politics we have in Pembroke..."
But his assistant, Sam Kerns, dis
agreed. Kerns expressed support for
splitting Pembroke's prednct
And that's the way it went. Some were
in favor, some opposed, although the
sentiment expressed by the chairman,
Herbert Moore, seemed to indicate that
the Board of Elections is disposed toward
splitting a number at Inge precincts,
including Pembroke, Smiths, Maxton,
Lumberton #1, 6, ft 8, and possibly
others.
The Board of Elections allowed free
discussion by the small group of citizens
attending the session, and eventually
approved (on a Ray Revels motion) a
motion to undertake a feasibility study on
splitting the Pembroke Precinct after a
similar study is completed on the Smiths
Precinct.
Mrs. Dorothy Lowiy was another
citizen who spoke at the meeting. She
spoke against splitting the precinct,
noting that she did not believe die move
to split the precincts was "for mere
convience," as election officials have
noted as one of the reasons for looking
into the possibility of splitting the larger
precincts.
A mini-debate ensued also between
1 this writer and Ray Revels, the Republi- -
can member of the board. Revels said
one of the races the precincts need to
split is "to cut down on 'electioneering'
by candidates" and their supporters.
This writer disagreed, noting election
eering is part of the democratic process
and quaranteed by_the constitution. ^
DR. LARRY SCHULTZTO ADDRESS
READING COUNCIL
Dr. Larry Schultz, Assistant Pro
fessor in the Education Department at
PSU, will address the Robeson Council
(formerly Pines of Carolina Council) of
the International Reading Association at
their next meeting scheduled for Satur
day, Feb. 12. The topic of his presenta
tion will be 21 Suggestions far Building
Self Concept. Dr. Schultz has been at
PSU since 1979. He teacheSsQourses in
special education and mainstreaming
and has worked extensively with area
teachers through special education work
shops. Dr. Schultz received both his
doctoral and master's degrees from the
University of South Florida and his
bachelor's degree from Bowling Green
State University in Ohio. He, his wife,
Mary, and their two children reside in
Lumbertoa.
A short business meeting will precede
the presentation. 11 ?. ousiness meeting
will begin at H) a.m. in Mobile Room 91
at Robeson Technical College in Lum
berton. AO member* arc urged to attend.
For more information please contact
Margaret Inman a: t??S-b4l2. Ann Crain ??.
at S21-4422 or Kalln Sullivan at 521
2206. It promt*r? "."be a very informative
program.
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