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VOLUME 11, NUMBER 52 . ? , jtjf???COET ; THUjtj DECEMBER29 1983
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Prospect School leads
Fund Raising Effort
for Carl Oxendine
Carl Oxeodfaw la a nine year old bey
who la tiaioted hi (be fourth grade at
w Prospect Schaal. h early September,
Carl began walking with a hap. At flnt it
waa tboaght that be had been hart, bat
hidfcatad that he had boaa cancer. He
for hla oiffctl ? lotaaco. Aajeae
interested la c?aMbdk| to Ak worth
Prospect SakooTL M
A recast food raJsfag drtva at Proof ct
Jaycees Challenge
Hunt-Helms to debate
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RALEIGH--The North Carolina Jay
cees have invited Governor Jim Hunt and
Sentor Jesse Helms to take part in a
series of face-to-face debates as a part of
a request by the Jaycees to both men to
clean up their senate campaigns.
In a letter delivered to representatives
of Governor Hunt and Senator Helms
earlier today, the Jaycees urged both
men to cease the negative advertising
that has been prevalent in their unofficial
campaigns.
"We as Jaycees feel that it is time to
call a hah to the campaign rhetoric that
thus far has marked the unofficial
campaigns of Senator Helms and Gover
nor Hunt. We feel that it is in the best
interests of the citizens of North Carolina
for this campaign to be based solely on
the issues at hand rather than op
distorted advertising and negative cam
paign rhetoric," said Jim Godfrey of
Southern Pines, President of the North
Carolina Jaycees.
"In our letter we have asked that both
Governor Hunt and Senator Helms
refrain from the type of negative
advertising that has gone on so far, and
have presented them with a proposal to
permit them to discuss the issues face
to-face, before the voters of North
Carolina," Godfrey continued.
The Jaycees proposal invited Governor
Hunt and Senator Helms to take part in a
series of debates held in various
locations across the state in 1984. The
debates would be held once a month
beginning in June and ending in
October.
"We hope that Senator Helms and
Governor Hunt will agree to these
debates, so the voters of North Carolina
will be able to decide who will best
represent our state's interests in the
United States Senate," Godfrey said.
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Cl>lJrSPELL SNAPS...
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HOPEFULLY!
A cold wave that has killed more
than 300 people nationally seems to be
lessening...a little bit. But sometimes as
much as two inches of ice coated the
Deep South Tuesday, and Wednesday
causing thousands of automobiles to Aid
off highways and interrupting power in
homes from Georgia to Texas.
Locally. Old Man Winter's icy grip
seems to be finally ending after the
coldest spell in more than SO years.
But the cold spell snap did not come in
time to save seventeen people from
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dying in North Carolina, six in the Cape
Bftr Region. The cold spell also caused
widespread property damage and incon
veniences galore. The residue from the
storm is intermittant sleet that has
centered parts of Robeson County over
the last two days.
In Robeson County, James Vandtr
hall, 68, of Rowland was killed Christmas
Day when bis home caught fire,
according to the sheriff's department.
The fire may have been started by a
faulty heater.
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Student Union
Top PSU Priority
Pembroke State Univer
sity's No. 1 capital im
provements request con
tinues to be $4 million from
the state legislature for a
desperately needed student
union.
To build the 16.3 facility,
PSU has already ac
cumulated $1.5 million in
student fees over the years.
Should the legislature pro
vide the $4 million. PSU
will borrow the remaining
money needed.
The multi-purpose stu
dent union has been re
quested by Pembroke State
University for the last
seyqqii, years. Its need is
Speaking to the state's
Advisory Budget Commis
sion in October of 1982, PSU
said the student union was
Pembroke State's only re
quest for a new facility. It
was not funded.
In 1961 PSU had purchas
ed 7M acres of Pembroke
Graded School property ad
jacent to PSU upon which it
plans to put the student
union.
Demolition of old
buildings on the Graded
* School property has
already begun and should
be completed by Feb. 1,
says William S. Mason, Jr.,
J PSU pee chancellor for
business affairs. Cost of
this demolition is $14,000.
Pereibroke State has
; already had architects do
* advanced planning for the
student union. The designs
by Hayes. Howell and
Associates of Southern
Pines were shown to the
Advisory Budget Commis
sion over a year ago
In December of 1982.
Chancellor Paul Givens
said in an extensive televi
sion interview. "If any
school in the state receives
any money for a building
appropriation, 4 should be
Pembroke Stale Universi
ty." He feels even more
strongly about the need of a
student union now.
Vice Chancellor Mason
said. "We have the land,
we have the need, and we
have done the advanced
planning with the ar
chitects "
Dr. James B. Chavis.
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attars,'eonee, mere is
iff irtitfT on eamous to ac
^coffiraddate a large
number of students for our
activities."
If the student union is not
funded in the state
legislature's short session
next June, it will probably
have to watt to be approved
in the 1MS-S7 biennium,
said Mason ....
legists tors in this area
an supporting PSU's ef
forts in the legislature's
short session in June to ob
tain such a facility.
The projected 63,100
square foot student union
would include on its first
floor a 490-seat dining area,
eight-Lane bowling center,
billiards room, game room,
lounges. Chancellor's Din
ing Room and kitchen. On
its second floor would be
student government of
fices, administrative of
fices, a TV room, chapel,
guidance center, place
ment center, and career
library.
Lumbee River EMC
sets all-time Peak Demand
during Holiday weekend .
The wholesale power bill for Lumber
River EMC will be much higher for the
month of December because of the
record breaking cold snap and increased
holiday usage according to spokesman
Lane Hudson.
"We were plagued with outages on
Saturday because of the high winds."
said Hudson, "in addition to the
increased demand on our system be
cause of die cold and holidays."
Fred Evans, substation technician,
measured an all-time high .peak demand
On Saturday night onlyll to have it
surpassed dn Sunday morning about S
a.m. The demand was expected said
Evans. ' ? >
"Sunday mornings ant always high
demand* times for us." according to
Evans. Because people ere getting
reedy for church, cookinn Kre?sr.?
Ms are home, tele vis ion may be on. plus
thexburches arc turning up their Own
thermostats preparing for the morning
Worship service. Atfo to thi the record
cold temperatures and the holiday usage,
and .vnu have the peak drmand sku
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ation."
A transmission line went down
Monday night according to Hudson, and
many Wagram consumers were without
power. The LREMC crews worked most
of Saturday, Sunday morning, and
Monday night restoring power to its
members as soon as possible.
"Our real concern is that the peak
demand be kept itW as possible to
prevent overloading Rising equipment,"
said Evans. "When tqp much of a load is
placed on a line, the ruse protects that
equipment from overheating and shuts h
down and we have an outage."
Lumber River EMC does net generate
its cm n eiecmcii) out ouys n wnoKsiie
primarily fromCWrL. App^,lmete|jl 60
to bS-percent Of the coat of wholesale
power b for peak dtibtM charges.
"We are asking that our consumers
hffcj k, |t muck imrtihlr h# Mifl
mL i? Tvr
aw-src or ine pen oemina ipei *n?cn
are 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
daily." said Evans, "and witching
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PEOPLE1
AND PLACES
AND THINGS
WATCH NIGHT SERVICE
Watch Night Service will be held at
El rod Baptist Church December 31 at 10
p.m. Rev. Tommy Haggins, pastor,
invites you to come and worship with
them as they offer prayer for 1984 and
thankfulness for 1983.
NEW YEARS EVE DANCE
A New Year'seve dance will be held
December 31 at the Pembroke Jaycee
Hut in Pembroke beginning at 8 p.m.
Seats will-be reserved for those who
purchase tickets in advance until 9:30.
Musk will be provided by R & R Disco.
Admission is $10 each. Champagne and
refreshments will be served. For tickets
or other information contact Jimmy
Goins at 521-0100 or any member of the
Pembroke Jaycees.
DA. JOE FREEMAN BRTTT OPPOSES
WOMAN'S EARLY RELEASE
District Attorney Joe Freeman Brit
has registered outrage at Governor Jim
Hunt's recommended early parole for a
Robeson County woman serving a life
sentence for the murder of her husband
in 1976.
As part of an annual Christmas
commutation program for prison inmates
working at his mansion. Hunt on
Tuesday recommended that 15 months
be shaved off the parole eligibility date of
Glends A. Page, 45, of White Pond.
But Robeson Cpuaty ^tttn^t^ttorn-r
opposed early parole for any Ire
sentence, and has sent two lettirs
advising Hunt and the Parole Commissi
on not to consider Mrs. Page for early
parole.
Both letters were accompanied by
petitions-bearing the signatures of about
500 neighbors, relatives and Mrs. Page's
three sons-opposing early parole.
She is being held at the Correctional
Center for Women in Raleigh, and has
worked on the mansion staff since
January. She was given a life sentence in
Robeson County Superior Court in
December 1976 after pleading guilty to
pre-meditated second-degree murder.
Mrs. Page was convicted of fatal I;
shooting her husband, Bobby E. Page, in
the chest with a 12 guage shotgun,
according to court records.
She is now eligible for parole in
February 1988, 15 months earlier than
the originally scheduled eligibiity date of
April 1989, according to records with the
N.C. Department of Corrections.
SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE
ON INDIAN AFFAIRS EXTENDED
TO JULY 1,1984
Efforts to make the Senate Select
* Committee on Indian Affairs a per
manent committee were not successful in
the hectic, closing days of the last
Congress. Since there was not adequate
time to argue the merits of making the
committee permanent, letting it die. or
giving it another temporary extension
all of which were favored by some
Senators-Senator Howard Baker intro
duced a unanimous consent agreement
to extend it till July 1, 1984 which would
allow the matter to be debated and
settled in the next Congress. This was
agreed to by the Senators.
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MRS. ARMINDA LOCKLEAR
GUEST SPEAKER AT UNION
' ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROWLAND-The sixth grade social
studies classes of Mrs. Mary Kfltian at
Union Elementary School were recently
privileged to have Mrs. Arminda Lock
. tear as a guest speaker. Mrs. Loddear
' talked whh the classes about her tour of'
? Israel and Rome. Her talk was most
enjoyable since Mis. Killian's classes sre
presently studying the Middle East.
Mrs. Locftlear brought several sou
venirs with her to show At students,
s; i??nt which was s bar of soap made
fsom olive oil.
SOUTH ROBESON HIGH SCHOOL
BAND BOOSTER CLUB
The South Robeson High School
Band Booster Club met December 8.
1963 at 7 p.m. at South Robeson High
School.
The purpose of the meeting was to
elect officers for 1983-84 and to discuss
band uniforms.
Officers elected were Ms. Connie
Chavis, President; Mrs. Carlec Chavts.
vice president; Mrs. Phyllis?Hunt,
secretary; and Ms. Stackhouse. trea
surer.
The group discussed various methods
in raising funds to purchase uniforms for
the band. Some ideas discussed were
raffles, donations and sales.
The next meeting is scheduled Janu
ary 9, 1984 at 7 p.m. at South Robeson
High School Each and everyone in the
South Robeson High School district is
encouraged to attend this meeting and
t support the band. The students have and ??
are working very diligently and need
evetyone's support.
Please plan to attend the meeting
January 9, 1984 and express any ideas
you may have to help raise hinds far the
uniforms. Anyone wishing to contribute,
donate or express ideas prior to this
meeting may contact Mr. Joseph Twitty,
principal at South Robeson High School.
Teleohone number is 422-1987.
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Plans are well underway for the *h
annual In ditto. Uq% Conference to Jta
held March 1547, 1984 in Raleigh
United Tribes of North Carolina, Inc..
the sponsoring agency, has been plan
ning the premiere event since September
1983.
Some eleven workshops are planned
on such diverse topics as Indian culture,
history and religion, Indian health,
Tribal economic development, educa
tion, tribal community fund raising,
woman's issues, employment and train
ing and more. Additionally, there will be
a special workshop for Indian college
students.
f Other activities tentatively planned
include an Indian Art Contest, Indian
trader's exhibits and sales, Indian talent
show and an inter-tribal pow wow.
Conference registration materials wgl
be mailed durigg the early part of
February. Conference pre-registration is
$30.00 per person. Persons who register
at the conference will pay $35.00.
Persons planning to attend are urged
to make room reservations well It
advance ot the conference aa soon as
possible, ehher at the Hilton Inn,
telephone 919-828-0811 or the Velvet
Cloak Inn, telephone 919-82841333. Both
the Hilton Inn and the Velvet Cloak Inn
are located on Hillsborough -Stoat in
Raleigh.
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