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HJtHE CAROLINA INDIt 11 VOICE
PEMBROKE, N.C Seukw" \ ROBESON COUNTY
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VOLUME 12, NUMBER 6 Me PER COP* XHU,. 'I , FEBRUARY 9, 1984
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TOM DIAL FILES
FOR SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT RACE
Tom Dial
Tom Dial, a Pembroke businessman
and law graduate has filed for the
Seventh Congressional District seat in
the United States House of Repre
sentatives. Dial's candidacy is the first to
challenge incumbent Charles Rose III
(D-NC) from Favetteville in the May 8th
Democratic primary.
Dial is the son of the late John Wesley
Dial and Flora A. Bow en of Pembroke.
He is married to 'the former Ruth
Sampson Locklear. granddaughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Sampson of
Pembroke and the late Mr. and Mrs.
Fuller Locklear of the Saddletree Com
munity.
Dial, a 56-year-old Lumbee Indian, is a
graduate of Pembroke State University
and Xumberland University School of
Law in Lebanon. Tennessee (1961). He
received his J.D. degree from Samford
University. Birmingham. Alabama in
1969.
After completing military service in
the United States Army, he taught
Veteran's Education in Robeson County
and taught in the public schools in
Scotland County prior to pursuing the
study of law. Dial has worked extensively
in administrative and managerial ca
pacities including the North Carolina
Fund, the University of Wisconsin in
Madison. Wisconsin, the Lumbee Re
gional Development Association, the
American Indian Study Center in Bal
timore, Maryland and as a consultant for
Railroad Industries with Native Ameri
can Consultants, Inc. based in Wash
ington, D.C. He is a local area
entrepreneur and since 1981 has be^n
self employed as a Business and
Economic Development Consultant to
small businesses.
In announcing his candidacy. Dial
stated: "I feel that no one candidate
should be given an opportunity to
assume a position to elected office
without competition with other can
didates, thereby offering the electorate a
choice. The diversity of the Seventh
Congressional District and the complex
ity of social, educational, economic and
political issues and concerns of this
District will best be served through a
healthy and competitive race for the
Seventh Congressional House Seat."
Having worked with local, state and
national issues affecting Southeastern
North Carolina, Dial announced that his'
candidacy would address pressing issues
of economic growth and development,
diminishing land ownership, industrial
growth and development expanded
support at the local, state and national
levels for education and training, high
rates of unemployment and under
employment, land use and environmen
tal protection, and expansion of coastal
industries and inland port development.
Strike at the W ind!7
telethon
"Strike at the Wind!", the local
outdoor drama in Robeson County
depicting the story of Henry Berry Lowry
and the Lumbee Indians, will host a
Telethon on Sunday. April 8, 1984 from 1
p.m. until 7 p.m. The Telethon will be
presented on WKFT-TV, Channel 40,
Fayettevil1"
Carneil Locklear, General Manager of
'Strike at the Wind!', is looking for
volunteers to help with the telephone.
"We need people to man the phones,"
he said. "As well as entertainers to
perform for the telethon." Interested
persons are asked to call 521-3112.
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speaker Challenges
Pembroke Jaycees to get
involved in fight against Drugs
Pembroke-.) im Lowry, Kobeson native,
chairman of the North Carolina Commis
sion on Indian Affairs, and state
purchasing agent, as well as owner of his
own Chevrolet dealership in Tryon. NC,
made ar. empassioned plea for the
Pembroke Jaycees to get involved in the
fight against drugs in the Pembroke
community, as well as throughout the
state and country Saturday night at the
awards banquet.
He suggested we go back to "the old
ways" that seemed to work so well,
including discipline by parents. He
recalled how his parents would "whip"
him at home, atter he received discipline
at school, reinforcing the teachers.
He noted the recent shooting of his
brother-in-law who is now a paraplegic
following the unsolved shooting in which
drugs might have been involved. Lowry
said, "drugs are making slaves of us
anew, as bad as it ever was in the olden
days." He noted that death by drugs is
three times the national average among
Indian youth, especially by homicide.
it was a sobering message, one that
registered strongly on the audience who
had gathered for the Pembroke Jaycees
Awards Night.
TImm honored (left to right la rear]
were: J.W. Oxen dine, Ontatandiag
Yoang Reacaer; Wylla Roger*, Ontatan
diag Yoaag Firefighter Jhn, Lowry,
speaker, Noah Woods, program chair
toast Hearld Oxendine, Oatstaadlag
Yaaag Law Officer Lacy Caaimtoga,
Oatstaading Yoaag Fmert and (front,
sooted, left to right] Gerald StricUasd,
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DbtkpbM Service Award; Nera Dean
Hart, OnU tan ding Yoaag Correctional
Officer, Dr. Dtame Jooea, Oatdaaffag
Yoaag Edwcator; and Larry Jacob*,
pre*Ideal at the Pembroke Jaycees. Nat
pic tared waa Hagb Bay Cole. Baaa at the
Year, wbe was aaakle Is ha pre seat far
the program. (Elmer Hunt pheTsl
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County quits rent
payments to
Pembroke District Courthouse
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Pembroke-Although Mayor Milton Hunt it
says the town was just "breaking even"
the county has ceased paying rent for the
probation officer's quarters who also use
the courthouse in Pembroke. Councilman
Henry W. Oxendine was quoted locally
as saying "1 would hope that this town
would never treat other towns or people
that way....that is no way to do
business." Oxendine's seeming pique
came from the fact that the county had
not notified the town that it would not
make the $250.00 a month rent payments
in 1984, leaving the town shorthanded
"This loss of revenue will cause the town
to have a shortfall in its budget." said
Mayor Hunt at Monday night's meeting
of the council.
The problem is that district court is
held only once a week, but the building
(leased by the town from Pates Supply
Company) must be heated and maintain
ed every day to accommodate the
probation officers who work on other
cases than just those emanating from
Pembroke's District Court.
In an opinion received from the
attorney general's office, assistant dis
trict attorney Don Stephens opined that
the county was liable for providing
judicial facilities, even though a munici
pality like Pembroke can maintain the
facility and charge the county a
proportionate share as they have been
doing.
But the opinion noted that no legal
arrangement seems to exist betwen the
county and the town, prompting the
attorney general's office to suggest that
the town consider working directly withf
the Administrative Officer (Franklin
Freeman, Jr.k of the courts.
In the meantime. Pembroke does not
seem to have any legal obligation to
?irovide or maintain a courthouse and
related judicial offices.
The matter is expected to be resolved,
hopefully, in the very near future. Said
Mayor Hunt, "Nobody here wants the
probation officers to leave, we just want
to know if we can receive the monies we
feel are due us..." Mayor Hunt was
commissioned to negotiate the matter
with the county manager.
Jaycette Week
February 12-18 Observed
Shown above left to right:
Frances Chavis, Chairman of
Jaycette Week; Theresa
Locklear, Co-Chairman; Pem
broke Mayor Milton Hunt;
and MoDy Locklear, Presi
dent. Shown as Mayor Hunt
signs proclamation com
mending the Pembroke Jay
cettes for their many ac
complishments, as part of
observance of Feb. 12-18 as
Jaycette Week.
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StudeJif^vins bicycle
for fund raising
activities at Union Chapel
PhO Locklear, Tap Seller at
Union Chapel School for can
dy tain.
Union Chapel School re
cently completed its candy
sale as a fund raising project.
Both student and parent
participation in the project
was outstanding.
Many students in the school
received prizes for their sell
ina efforts and the ton seller
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was a fifth grade student,
Master Phil Locklear, son of
Mrs. Lucy Johnson. Phil is a
student in the homeroom of
Mrs. Yvonne Wallace. He
won high sales for selling a
total of 625 bars of candy. Mr.
Wade C. Hunt, principal of
the school, presented Phil
with a 10-speed bicycle for
"working so hard.
The class selling the most
candy as a group was Ms.
Paula Harris' first grade. That
class won an ice cream party
for having hjgh sales the first' "
week of the contest and a
1 Pizza Party for winning high
sales the second week of the
contest. This ^irst grade class
will be treated at the Pizza
Hut by the principal, Mr.
Wade C. Hunt.
The first grade student
having high sales from Ms.
Harris' class was Shannon
Chavis. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Huey Chavis.
The profits from the candy
sale will be used for needed
equipment and materials to
enrich the students' educatio
nal program at the school.
x EOPLE
A ND PL A CES
AND THINGS
AEROBIC CLASSES TO BE TAUGHT
Aerobic classes will be taught at
R.B. Dean School on Monday and
Thursday nights from 7-8 p.m. beginning
Feb. 13- March IS. Registration fee is
S10. Instructor is Rebecca Lowry,
sponsored by the Robeson County
Recreation Department.
PEMBROKE FILLS COMMISSION
VACANCIES AND MORE
Pembroke's Town Council met
Monday night and named former Coun
cilman Rod Locklear to replace Monroe
Lowry on the ABCBoard, and named
Mac Legerton, Randall Blue, Ronnie
Locklear to the recreation board, and re
appointed Craig Lowry. Rudy Locklear
and Virl Brooks.
The town also set public hearings to
consider annexation requests from Char
les Alton Maynor and to receive imput on
the 1984 Community Development Grant
proposal underway.
And the town announced that it is
changing its lighting system inthe
commercial district from mercury vapor
lighting to the brighter sodium vapor
lighting for security reasons, since the
new system will provide better lighting.
The change over will be done free by
Carolina Power and Light Company
which holds the rights to Pembroke.
VALENTINE'S DANCE PLANNED
The Union Chapel Elementary
School PTA will sponsor a Valentine's
Dance February 10, 19$4. The dance will
be held at Union Chapel School firm
7-8:30 p.m. All students, grades k-8 are
invited to attend.
UNION ELEMENTARY PTA TO MEET
Union Elementary School will hold a
PTA meeting on Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Following a short business meeting,
parents are invited to view the science
fair projects which will be on display in
the media center. Teachers will also be
available for conferences.
PLATE SALE PLANNED
Union Elementary School PTA will
have a plate sale of barbecue and
chickenon Friday, Feb. 24, from 12 noon
until 7 p.m. The cost is S3 per plate.
Deliveries will be made for large
quantities.
MAGNOLIA HIGH'S SENIOR CLASS
TO GIVE AWAY COW
Magnolia High School's Senior
Class is in the process of giving away a
cow, valued at three hundred dollars.
This is one of many senior class activities
designed to raise money to fund a senior
trip in the Spring of the year. Donations
of SI.00 are solicited.
Mr. Ronald Hammonds, a prominent
and involved member of the Saddletree
Community, generously gave the cow to
the seniors.
Tickets may be obtained from Mrs.
Flora Scott and Mrs. Adeline Maynor,
Senior class sponsors, or any Magnolia
Senior.
NOTE Ur THANK!)
Mrs. Brown Lowry and family would
like to express their appreciation for the
faithfulness and prayers rendered in
their behalf during the recent period of
bereavement.
RACE RELATIONS DAY
Race Relation Day will be observed
Sunday, February 12. 1984 at Island
Grove Baptist Church. Pembroke. N.C.
The guest speaker will be Rev.
Robert Mangum of Prospect United
Methodist Church, Maxton. N.C. He will
be speaking during the morning worship
service beginning at 10:30 a.m. Sunday
School begins at 9:30 a.m. The pastor is
Rev. C.M." Cummings. Everyone is
welcome.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
The Chapter 1 and Migran Edu
cation District Parent Advisory Council
of the Robeson County Schools will meet
at the Robeson County Board of Edu
cation. Feb. 20. 1984. at 7 p.m. in the
Official Bofcrd Room.
, The spsSkar will be Mrs. Lib Adams.
Supervisor of Chapter U and Computer
Instruction. -Mrs. Adams' presentation
will be directed, toward Computer
Literacy 'in Robeson County Schools.
AN concerned parents are invited to
attend.
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ROBESON COUNTY YOUNG
DEMOCRATS TO MEET
The Robeson County Young Demo
crats will meet Monday, February 13,
1984, at 7:30 p.m at the Robeson County
Courthouse, Courtroom Number Two.
Mr. Paul Graham, the Robeson County
Manager, will be the speaker.
The Robeson County Young Demo
crats Installation and Awards Banquet
will be held Saturday. February 18. 1984.
at 7 p.m. at the Red Carpet Inn in
Lumberton. Honored will be Chalmers
Biggs. Elizabeth Kemp. Denise Oxen
dine, and Ann Rigsbee. Speaker will be
Dr. Gerald Mavnor, Chairman of the
Education Department at PSU. Tickets
may be purchased (S8 per person) by
calling 521-4354.
TRAINING COURSE AT
BURNT SWAMP PHILADELPHU S
RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT
There will be a training course at the
Burnt Swamp Philadelphus Rural Fire
Department. Feb. 22, March 7. March 21
and April 4, 1984. The hours will be from
7-10 p.m. each night. Anyone interested
in the training course should attend
these classes. The classes will be held at
the Burnt Swamp Philadelphus Fire
Department near Buie. The instructor
will be Lt. Britt from Robeson Technical
College.
FUND RAISING
PEMBRG.KF?!\YC5F .
VALENTINE DANCE
A Fund Raising Pembroke Jaycee
Valentine Dance will be held February
11. 1984, from 8 p.m. until, at the
Pembroke Jaycee Hut. There will be Hot
Horsd'oeuvres. Canapes", drinks and
other refreshments served. And disco
music. Admission price will be $15.00 for
couples and $8 for singles.
Stage
set for
Election
Season
Monday at noon marked the deadline
for filing for elective office. And few
surprises emerged. So the stage is set for
the May 8 primary, and. later, the
November 6 elections. Here's the
candidates running by office:
7th Congressional District
Charlie Rose (incumbent). Tommie Dial.
Thomas Rhodes
N.C. Senate
David Parnell
House of Representatives
(Three seats) Daniel H. DeVane (incum
bent), Sidney A. Locks (incumbent).
John C. 'Pete* Hasty (incumbent).
Bernard Lowry, Tommy Wellington.
Tracy Britt, William C. Gay
lftUi District Court Judgeship
Cabell J. Regan. Adelaide G. Bchan.
Hubert N. Rogers 111. Henry Ward
Oxendine
County Commissioners
(District 2) H.T. Taylor (incumbent).
Sammy Allen. John D. Rimbert; (District
3) J.W. Hunt (incumbent), Henry
Douglas. Luther Kenneth 'Bud' Rogers.
LarTy Shooter; (District 5): Jack Morgan
(incumbent), Bobby Dean Locklear, H.A.
'Pete' Cunningham; (District 7): Carl L.
Britt (incumbent). Charley Rae Ashley.
Gilbert A. Lewis. Percy E. Shaw Sr..
Thomas S. Jones. Carl M. Branch
County Board of Education
(District 1): David Green (incumbent):
(District S): William Kenneth 'Kent'
McCallum. Catherine Wade Leach;
(District 6): Pete Clark (incumbent).
Larry W. Chavis; (District 7): E.B.
Morton Jr. (incumbent). Marion Rice.
Vivian Nye Floyd
Fairmont Board of Education
(Three seats) Abner H. Harrington
(incumbent). Robert H. Bob' Hughes.
John X. "Ronnie" Jackson. Gladys F.
Bullock. James P. Leggett Jr.. Jimmy L.
Johnson Sr.; _ . ./ ^J?1|
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