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PEMBROKE STATE
UNIVERSITY
Established $07 as the
State Normal School
for Indians. Since }972
a campus of The Univer
sity of North Carolina.
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VOLUME II NUMBER II *? ?? C0PY THURSDAY, MARCS 10, 1003
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ATTORNEY FEES
SOUGHT IN
LUMBERTON VOTING
RIGHTS CASE
Pembroke-Julian Pierce, executive di
rector of Lumbee River Legal Services,
Inc. in Pembroke today confirmed that
attorney fees are being sought from the
Lumberton City Schools in the celebrated
Lumberton City Schools Voting Rights
snafu in which they were found guilty of
illegally annexing portions of the original
county school system.
In the long and complex challenge, a
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compromise was reached between the
Robeson County School System and the
Lumberton City Schools whereby Cly
burn Pines and Country Club areas were
returned to the county school system,
adding some 350 students to the county
system. ?
But it was a long and extended court
battle, reaching even to the U.S.
Supreme Court before reason and
Community Medical Clinic
now affiliated with
Southeastern General Hospital
The Community Medical Clinic has
recently relocated its office to the
Pembroke Medical and Dental Clinic
building on Wardell Drive. Under the
direction of Earl Cummings, physician's
assistant, in association with Ben
Hardin, M.D., the Community Medical
Clinic offers local access to medical
services for the people of Pembroke and
surrounding communities.
Hoars of operation are 8:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and
9:00 a.m. through 12:00 noon on
Saturday. Currently patients are
seen on a first come, first served basis
with emergency services available after
regular hours by phoning 739- 8553.
According to Cummings, the Com
munity Medical Clinic health care
providers are proud of.the fact that they
are from the community they serve. He
added that through the clinic's associa
tion with Southeastern General Hospital,
complete diagnostic studies including
laboratory work and X-rays are available
to its patients as well as hospital care, if
necessary.
Cummings concluded, "We welcome
the opportunity to answer questions
about the clinic's services or fees
either in person or by telephoning at
521 -2816. By knowing and under
standing the local community, we feel
that we can provide the quality health
care they need and deserve."
WATER BOND PASSES
HANDILY
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LUMBERTON ? Robeson County voters gave their approval Tuesday
to a $7 million bond issue to build the second phase of a countywide water
system.
Voters approved the bond issue by a margin of almost 3 to 1.
With all 39 of the county's precincts reporting, election officials
reported anofOcial returns gave the bond issue approval by a vote of 2,138
to 744 tiHwijt.
The toSMoter turnout was low, but County Manager Paul Graham
said he wdMpfcsed with the final count
The votenr gave approval to the second phase of the water system
which wOT finance construction of a water treatment plant five water
tanks, six deep wells and 230 miles of water lines.
The system was started after voters gave approval of a countywide
water system in a referendum beld in 1978. The issue in the referendum
gave approval to local funds to match federal grants.
With completion of the first phase, about 3,700 people in the rural
sections of the county have water from the system.
The second phase is expected to provide service to as many as 10,500
The Robeson County Board of Commissioners has pledged to repay the
bonds from revenues produced by the system. It will not be necessary to
raise taxes to pay off the bonds, they said.
Commenting on Tuesday's election results, Graham, said, "I think the
success of the referendum is that the people of Robeson County want
, good, clean water and are concerned about economic conditions.. There's
no easy way we can reach all the people in the county until Phase 2 is
done."
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AUDITIONS!!
Auditions for Strike at the Wind will be
held April 2, 3, 1983 from 1 p.m. until 5
p.m. each day at the Lakeside Amphi
theatre, 3 miles west of Pembroke on
State Road #1354. In case of rain, the
auditions will be held at the LRDA
Annex.
Strike at the Wind is a non-profit
organization which receives funds from
the North Carolina Theatre Arts which is
funded from the North Carolina General
Assembly. For more information call
919-521-3112.
common sense seemingly prevailed.
The suit was brought against the
Lumberton City Schools by a group of
concerned Indian parents. Pleading their
case was Lumbee River Legal Service-.
Inc. in Pembroke; LRLS was assisted
ably by the American Civil Liberties
Union, Atlanta. Georgia.
In action filed in the eastern district
court the lawyers in the case have filed
for attorney fees. Representing Lumbee
River Legal Services (LRLS) was Julian
Pierce: the American Civil Liberties
Union was represented by LaughRn
McDonald. They are asking a combined
total of $61,995.00 plus $1,302.89 Jin
expenses. 1
In the civil action. Pierce afcd
McDonald said. "This case has beenfn
litigation for the past three years. An
award of fees and expenses is appropri
ate now."
Hie suit also notes, "This aetata
sought to enforce section 5 of the VtMg
Rights Act of 1965. Plaintiffs fully, am. -
completely prevailed on the merits..."
The suit says. "As a result of this
action (legal), minority citizens of
Robeson County will enjoy the full
benefits of Section 5 for the first time
since its enactment in 1965."
The justice department ruled that
Lumberton City Schools had illegally
annexed certain areas within the county
school system into the Lumberton
Schools. The suit pressed the point and
eventually forced a settlement whereby
Clyburn Pines and Country Club areas
were returned to the county system,
effectively ending the long standing legal
battle.
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Washington
Ballet
coming
to
PSU
The Washington Ballet will
perform on Monday, March
14, in the PSU Performing
Arts Center at & p.m. They
will present a repertoire on
classical and contemporary
dances. The program will
be divided into three parts.
Part I: "Allegro Brillante,"
Part II: "Facets," and Part
III: "Fives." These will inclu
de music by Peter Ilyitch
Tachaikovsky, Benjamin Brit- -
ten and Ernest Bloch; and
choreography by George Bal
anchine. Gray Veredon and
Cho San Goh.
The Wasington Ballet is
part of "The Season 82-83."
Ticket prices are S6, SS. $4,1.
and may be reserved by
calling the Performing Arts
Center Book Office at 521
0778.
The neat exciting "The
Season" event is scheduled
for April 21 at 8 p.m. when
Vincent Price, star of stage,
screen and film, will lecture
on how "The Villians SHU
Pursues Me." Ticket prices
are S7.S0, $6.50. $5.50 and
may be reserved by calling
the Peforming Arts Center
Box Office.
This is fce WaahtegtM Bafet,
?teg Arts Center Monday,
Mask 14, si 8 p.m.
GENE
CRAWFORD
ONE OF
SPEAKERS AT
INDIAN UNITY
CONFERENCE
Eugene '"Gene" Crawford,
Executive Director of the ?
National Indian Lutheran
Board, will be one of the
speakers at the Eighth Annual
N.C. Indian Unity Conferen
ce, held March 10-12 at the
Bordeaux Motor Inn Con
vention Center in Fayette
ville. The Indian leader and
spokesman will be
guest speaker Friday, March
11, at the General Assembly
which will begin at 1:30 p.m.
and last until 2:30 p.m.
Crawford is the first Amer
ican Ingjan to be a staff
member of a Lutheran or
ganization. He serves as
Director for Indian Services in
the Division of Mission Ser
vices of the Lutheran Council
in the U.S.A. He also provides
staff services for the National
Indian Lutheran Board, a
12-member board comprised
primarily of American In
dians. These two positions
enable Crawford to assist the
three major Lutheran church
es in coordinating their min
istries among American In
dians. He also assists Indian
people in making their voices
heard and their opinions
understood in the church.
Crawford is a member of
the Sisseton Sioux Tribe, born
on the Sisseton Reservation in
South Dakota. He attended
Northeast Junior College in
Monroe, La., and is a gra
duate of Huron College, South
Dakota. He holds an M.A.
degree from the University of
South Dakota, Vermillion.
Crawford served as head of
the American Indian Center in
Omaha prior to joining the
Lutheran Council Staff. He
has served on the Indian
Advisory Boards of the Uni
versities of Nebraska and
Notre Dame, and as a guest
instructor in Indian Studies in
schools in South Dakota,
Nebraska and California.
The program agenda for the
Indian Unity Conference cap
suled the essence of Eugene
"Gene" Crawford best by
noting: "(he is) a good friend
and supporter of all Indians in
North Carolina..."
'Strike at
the Wind!'
presents a
- Spring
concert
Pembroke-'' Strike at the Wind" wil
present a spring concert at the Perfor
ming Arts Center March 31' with the
Honorable Rofus Edmisten acting as
Master of Ceremonies along wiht Lor
? Ann Locklear, Willie Lowery, Lumbe<
Pride, and Alan Sugar. The price fo
admission is $4 in advance and $5 at thi
door.
Strike at the Wind is in its eight!
season and things aft really looking goo
for the upcoming season, according t
Camel! Locklear, general mam an get
"This concert will enable everyone t
help just a little, and at the same tim
enjoy some of finest entertainment on
can imagine."
Locklear continued, "Lori Ami Lockle
ar will be one of the performers. Thk
young lady can really bring soul to an;
song she delivers. And the audieeo
enjoys her tremendously. Strike at th<
Wtod U voqr fortunate to have all then
PEOPLE
A ND PL A CES
AND THINGS
PAGE APPOINTMENT
Edwina Lowry of Pembroke was
appointed by Lieutenant Governor Jim
my Green to serve as a Page in the North
Carolina Senate during the week of
March 7-11, 1983. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Earl Lowry.
The duties of North Carolina Senate
Pages includes working with the fifty
Senators, and with the staff members of
the General Assembly and in
the Senate Chamber during the Senate's
daily Sessions. They are also assigned to
the various committee meetings during
the day when the Senate is not in
session.
SERIES OF FUNDRAISERS TO BEGIN
CARL J. STEWART TO K1CKOFF
Carl J. Stewart, Candidate for the
Democratic Nomination for Lieutenant
Governor, will kick off a series of fund
raisers in Lumberton, March 23 at Pine
Crest Country Club at 7 p.m.
Serving in the Legislature from Gaston
County for 14 years, Stewart was elected
Speaker of the House in 1977 and re
elected in 1979, making him the first
person in 100 years to serve in that
capacity mote than once. While serving
as Speaker, Stewart was rated the most
effective legislator in the State by the
North Carolina Center for Public Policy
Research.
A graduate of Duke University and
Duke Law School, where he won full
scholarships to both, Stewart is a self
employed attorney in Gastonia. He is
married to the former Donna Lynn
Womble of White Lake and is the father
of five children.
Tickets for the fundraiser will be $25 a
person. The Lumberton Fundraiser will
encompass Robeson, Columbus, Hoke
and Scotland Counties. For further
information on the fundraiser, please
contact Mitch Baker at 738-8161.
PSHS DRAMA CLUB
PRESENTS NIGHT OF ONE ACTS
The Pembroke Senior High drama
Club will present a "Night of One Acts"
on March 9 and 10 in the school
cafeteria. Advance tickets are $2 and
may be purchased at the school.
Admission at the door will be S3.
Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
POSTER CONTEST
A poster contest was held at
Town send Middle School on Feb. 25. The
theme of the posters was "America the
Beautiful." Third place winner was
Jennifer Caparco, first place was Tyrone
Hailey and second place winner was
Gregory Evans. The contest was used to
emphasize the North Carolina Beautifi
es tion Program. Prizes were given to
each finalist.
TOWNSEND'S ESSAY CONTEST
Townsend Middle School's sixth
grade students participated in the
Robeson County Soil and Water Conser
vation Essay Contest The topic was
"Conservation of Soil and Water, Our
Hope for the Future." The school
winners were as follows: Kimberly And
Home, first place; Dawn Carpenter,
second place; and Renee LocUear, third
place. The first place winner had an
opportunity to compete in the district
competition, hoping to become a county
wide winner.
We thank those students who did
participate. Without their quality of
work.w e could not have chosen three
winners.
* Ed Johnson, the 1982 7th District
c whichis named the N.C. Republican
e Conservative Forum^^^
laii hn als ulmililMt jrf rh. fseMnin
Coach
of the
Year
Butte, Montana-Kelvin Sampson, a
former star at Pembroke Senior High,
and a member of the basketball and
baseball teams for four years at
Pembroke State University (1974-1978)
was recently named basketball "Coach
of the Year" in the tough Frontier
Conference in Montana.
Coach Sampson, the coach at Montana
Tech, moved the Ore diggers from last
place a year ago to a Distirct 12 play off
berth this season.
Coach Sampson is completing his third
season at Montana Tecb. He is married
to the former Karen Sue Lowry and they
are the proud parents of 15-month old
Lauren Elizabeth Sampson.
Coach Sampson is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Sampson of Pembroke.
His father "Ned" is a member of
PSU's Sports.Hall of Fame and coached .
his favorite sport of basketball and other
sports for a number of years at Magnolia
and Pembroke Schools. He also served as
athletic director at Pembroke High for a
number of years. Coach John W.
Sampson now teaches drivers ed in the
local schools.
PRE SCHOOL CXiNlC
A pre school clinic for next year's
kindergarten students will be beld on
Friday, March 18,1983 from 9 a.m. until
noon at Pembroke Elementary School.
Parents are asked to complete regis
tration forms and return them to foe
school before the clinic. Forms can be
picked up at the principal's office if
parents have not received them.
Children moat be 5 years old by Oct.
16, 1983. Parents are asked to bring foe
child's birth certificate and immunization
records.
BULLABD HEADS PEMBROKE
REPUBLIC AN PRECINCT
WoifheaUy Bullard has been uoed
Republican Chairman of the Pembroke
Product. He was c boa en ta balloting
recently at the otganixational meeting of
Republican predocti throughout the
county.
Vefaaa Mitchuson was auMd first
vice-chairman, and Marilyn Iheufagtmi
wil serve as precinct judge.
LOCAL INSURANCE PROMOTION
James B. Harria, Jr. has baea
Geotgia fetaraattonal
Company effective Match 1. 19*.
according to s news release from Ed
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