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VOLUMNE 11 NUMBER 20 25c PE* COPY THURSDAY MAY 19, 1983
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A CLOSER LOOK...
Spencer 'The Warrior' Chavis
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SPENCER J
'Tha Warrior" I
CHJIVIS I
by Garry Barton
Fight fans know him as Spencer "The
Warrior" Chavis, the young boxing
sensation from Dearborn Heights, Mich,
who has earned an impressive and
unblemished 7-0 record (four of them by
knockouts) since turning pro in 1982. Son
of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ted (Shirley Rae)
Chavis of Deaborn Heights, Mich., he
began his remarkable boxing career at
the tender age of eleven, building up an
outstanding 87-5 amateur record before
quitting boxing for a year to play football
at the highschooi where he is a senior.
"The break (from boxing) was good for
me," he said. "And though I still like
football (I realized that) you really can't
do both. I think I have a better chance at
succeeding in professional boxing than in
pro football."
He is known in the Hilly Branch
(Hogtown) Community (here in Robeson
County) as Spencer Chavis, the Lumbee
Indian "Warrior" and grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar (Margie) Chavis who are
life-long residents of the community.
The Lumbee Indian "warrior" went on
the warpath for the first time in a
professional bout in August, 1982,
fighting as a cruiserweight in a bout
which he won handily. His next opponent
was the Michigan Boxing Commission
which contested his professional status
when they discovered after his first bout
that he was only 17 years of age., A
Commission rule stated that a boxer
must be 18 years of age to attain
professional status. The Commission
maintained that it made a mistake by
issuing Chavis a license (at the age of 17)
in the first place. (He turned 18 May 16).
That made it 1-0 in favor of the
Commission on the Commission's card.
Then the Michigan Attorney General's
Office rated that the Commission had,
indeed, been negligent in prematurely
granting Chavis a license to fight as a
professional. But they further ruled that
Chavis' license could not be revoked
since he had already fought one pro
fessional bout. And that gave Chavis
another easy victory. He has since
continued his winning ways, relying
heavily on his youthful agility and
powerful body punching ability while in
the ring.
Chavis' future looks bright. He is
fighting as a cruiserweight. This division
is considered by fight buffs to be a weak
division (not a whole lot of stiff
competition). He usually weighs in at
around 181 pounds. The cruiserweight
division calls for a 19<kpound maximum
weight. So, he has room to grow as a
cruiserw eight and is expected to make J
fantastic strides in his professional
career.
The confident "Warrior" reports that
he looks forward to going on the warpath
with boxers ranked in the top thirty.1"
"I'm in no rush, though," he says. "I've
got a good amateur background and
enough youth on my side so that 1 wont
be in any big hurry..."-spoken like a
true champion.
Spencer "The Warrior" Chavis will be,,
appearing in the Lumbee Homecoming
Parade which will snake its way through
downtown Pembroke. Saturday, July 2,
at 10 a.m. during Lumbee Homecoming
festivities. A boxing exhibition is ten
tatively slated in the Pembroke Tow*
Park during Lumbee Homecoming. The
time and place will be announced at a
later date.
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CAMPBELL SOUP OPEN HOUSE
Campbell Soup is pleased to invite
the public to the Open House of its
Maxton Plant between the hours of 9
a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. May
21, 1983.
The plant is open to the public for self
gifided tours beginning at 9 a.m. with a
especial Dedication Ceremony at 12:3ft
'p.m. conducted by Mr. R. Gordon
MeGovern, president of Campbell Soup
and Governor Jim Hunt.
Free parking will be available at the
&anrinburg-Maxton Airbase. Free shut
tle bus service will be provided to and
%om the airbase.
' Ground was broken for the plant in
T960. Capital in vestment for the plant
^totaled $100 million. The plant employs
afound 425 persons.
"Most varieties of soup are prepared at
the Maxton plant, including chunky
soap. The Campbell Soup plant is located
eo N.C. 211 north of Maxton.
MAT DAY AT UNION CHAPEL
t The annual May Day program is to
be held outside at Union Chapel School
on Friday, May 20, 1983 beginning at 9
a.m. The theme for this event is "Spring
Festival." The classes will dance to the
honor of the King and Queen of the
school. Refreshments will be on sale
also. ?
The pareats and public are invited to
attend the festivities.
Pembroke Community
Development Grant
asks for $650,768
Thirty-four million dollars is a lot of
money, but it will fall far short of
covering the SI 19 million in Community
Development Block Grant requests sub
mitted May 2 by 202 communities,
including Pembroke, NC.
In applications received by the Depart
ment of Natural Resources and Commun
ity Development, the 164 cities and 38
counties have requested funding for
community revitalization projects rang
ing from housing rehabilitation to street
paving and for development planning
projects designed to identify critical
community needs and formulate plans to
met those needs. The request from
Pembroke totals $650,768 for Community
Revitalization activities.
Each community revitalization applica
tion will receive scores in the areas of
community needs, project design, bene
fit to low and moderate income persons,
other public and private funds to be used
for project activities and a project's
consistency with state policies and
programs. Development planning pro
jects ace reviewed on the basis of need,
feasibility and local committment.
Last year ninety communities were
awarded a total of $45 million for
community revitalization, development
planning and economic development
projects which resulted in the rehabilita
tion of over 1800 houses, die creation of
700 jobs and the leveraging of an
additional $7 million in other public and
private funds.
Although there is no minimum amount
established for a grant request, no
community revitalization project may
exceed $750,000 and development plan
ning projects are limited to $10,000.
Each project must primarily benefit low
and moderate income people, defined as
an annual income of $15,600 for a family
of four and at corresponding levels for
various size households.
The proposed Community Develop
ment Grant application seeks to rehabili
tate 31 houses in the Jones Street area,
reinforce 1400 linear feet of concrete
drainage pipes and replace 1300 feet of
deteriorating sewer lines as well as
widening and repaving Jones Street.
VFW Post #2843 names officers
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PEOPLE |
AND PL A CES
AND THINGS
lHfc RAILROAD LAntKM
[FORMERLY VIOLA'S RESTAURANT]
NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS
The Railroad Express (formerly
Viola's Restaurant) is now open for
business. The restaurant, a business
enterprise of Jimmy Goins and Mack
Lock I ear. is located on Union Chapel
Road next door to Bo's Supermarket.
The newly renovated restaurant will
seat 86 patrons comfortably and will
specialize in breakfast and dinner, with
the dinner meal being a buffet.
Annie Lois Rogers, formerly associat
ed with Viola's, will serve as manager
and invites all her old customers to come
and dine with her in the new and modern
facility.
students
plan
recital
Pembroke Dance Center is in its
second year of service to Pembroke and
its sutTount^wg eanuuAidtkjp Jflw Center
is a non-profit organization cjedicaied to
providing a high quality dance program
in ballet, pointe, tap and jazz. They have
a current enrollment of approximately
100 students.
Last year you were able to see the
students perform on a limited basis
through various clubs and organizations.
This year the Dance Center is planning a
recital to be held at the Performing Arts
Center at Pembroke State University on
May 27, 1983, beginning at 8 p.m.
They are asking you to join them in
their efforts to present to the community
a dance recital that represents the
student's accomplishments. The pro
gram will begin at 8 p.m. with a small
admittance charge of S3.00 for adults and
SI.50 for children.
STRIKE AT THE WIND DANCE
There will be a dance, May 27th
from 8 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Lake -
side Amphitheatre. The admission wi] be
S2.00 each.
PLATE SALE
There will be a plate sale sponsored
by the Pembroke Rescue Squad on May
20, 1983 from 9:00 a.m. until....
Barbeque and chicken plates will be on
sale for S3.00 each. This plate sale will be
held at the Rescue Squad Building on the
Union Chapel Road in Pembroke. NC.
CLASS REUNION
The 19S0-51 eighth grade gra
duating class of Union Chapel School
wishes to have members join for a class
reunion July 3,1963 at thq. Golden China.
Please call Ardell Jacobs at 521-4413 or
Mrs. Gara Jane Chavis at 521-4844 for
further information.
PROSPECT UM. KEENAGERS
TO PERFORM
The Prospect United Methodist
Keenagers (senior citizens) will perform
an old fashiooed school closing in the
Prospect High School gym, Thursday,
May 26th at 8 p.m. This program will
feature the Keen Agers in reciting
poems, playing instruments, singing
songs and acting out the four character
play, The Cuckoo Bftrd. This wflB he"W^
exciting program and everyone is ievitad
to come see as *M kchooting ef many
years ago. The cost of admission is fif^y
cents. Plan now to attend.
AEROBIC DANCE CLASSES
Aerobic dance classes will be
offered at Wonderland Child Care Center
beginning May 23,1983. It will be taught
on Monday nights at 7 and 8 and ot
Thursday nights at 8. For more infor
mation contact Linda B. Locklear at
521-2918 or Rebecca Lowry at 521
2764.
CONCERT AT UNION CHAPEL
The Robeson County Title IV Band
recently presented a concert for the
fourth, fifth, and sixth graders at Ihwog
Chapel. The Band consists of students
from yajdsp^Achoots within the Robeson
County t System.
Several musical selections were per|
formed under the direction of Mr. Joseph
Locklear. ^
PEMBROKE STATE UNIVERSITY I
PEMBROKE. NORTH CAROLINA 28372 1
DEPARTMENT OF
AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES
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May 17, 1983
Dear Friend,
?>. ... You are invited, to attend a meeting on May 26, 1983 at I
7:00 p.m., in Old Main Auditorium. The purpose of this meeting I
is to organize the North Carolina Indian Historical Society.
We look forward to seeing you.
Sincerely, /!,? I
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Adolpn L. Dial, Chairman
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