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DEVY BELL FINDS SUCCESS AS I
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Pembroke, N.C.
Pembroke High School
CHAPEL HILL. NC-Devy Bell has
found success as a University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill "Tar Heel"
baseball player, after making the varsity
squad this year as a walk on even though
he was offered full scholarships else
where, including Eastern Kentucky and
Campbell. ,
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry T.
(Elizabeth) Brooks of Pembroke. Devy
was a three letter star at then Pembroke
Senior High School where he starred in
baseball, basketball and football. But
Devy wanted to go to Carolina and play
baseball.
He made the Tar Heel varsity baseball
team as a walk on and hopes for an
athletic scholarship after a successful
freshman season in which he hit .307
with four homeruns and 22 runs batted in
and played three positions--lst base, left
field and right field-and as designated
hitter on occasion.
Devy said he would never forget how
tough things w.ere at the beginning of fall
practices. "You come out there with a
bunch of guys on scholarships and they
won't let a walk on start with the
varsity."
Bell. 19, remembers. "I started with
the junior varsity. It was a little rough at
first, but I prayed a lot and it came out all
right. I'ld like to thank God for this
opportunity and if 1 can be an example to
anyone one day that's my duty. 1 hope
everyone else who has an opportunity
will do the same..."
A fervent Christian, Devy is a long
time member of Harper's Ferry Baptist
Church near Pembroke and practices the
Christian adage to "pray as if everything
depends on God (It does!), and work as if
everything depends on me (it does!)."
Bob Osterneck, one of the all time
great Tar Heel boosters, and one of the
owners of Osterneck Industries in Lum
berton, has also extended a helping hand
to Devy, making sure that the Tar Heel
coaches gave Devy a chance to show his
baseball skills. Osterneck lives in nearby
Guilford Native
American Association to
host Awards Banquet
The Board of Directors and Staff of the
Guilford Native American Association
has scheduled the Eighth Annual
Awards Banquet to take place on
Saturday. May 19, 1984 at 7 p.m. at the
Blue Room of the Coliseum Complex,
1921 West Lee Street. Greensboro, N.C.
Everyone is invited to attend this very
special event. Tickets are $10 per person
and can be reserved by calling (919)
273-8686 or sending a check to GNAA,
P.O. Box 5623. Greensboro. NC 27403.
The speaker for the Banquet will be
Lynn Engles. the Commissioner for the
Administration for Native Americans.
Washington. D.C. Mr. Engles. a mem
ber of the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin,
was a featured speaker at the Ninth
Annual N.C. Indian Unity Conference
and was enthusiastically received by the
audience. He has been very responsive
to the Indian people of North Carolina
since he was appointed Commissioner of
ANA. an administration within the Office
of Human Development Services in the
Department of Health and Human
Services. January 2. 1984.
Mr. Engles is a native of Montana and
received his B.A. degree in Communi
cations from Evergreen State College in
Otympia. Washington. He has had many
years of experience in Native American
Affairs at both the State and National
levels. From 1975 to 1980. he was
director of the Office of Public Affairs for
the Bueeau of Indian Affairs in Wash
ington, D.C. In this position, he directed
the Bureau's public affairs program and
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explained the responsibilities and pro
grams of the Bureau to members of
Congress, the national media and
Federal agencies. He worked with tribal
leaders throughout the United States to
clarify Bureau policies, activities and
budgets.
Mr. Engles is a member of the Wire
Service Guild and the American News
paper Guild.
TheGNAA Annual Awards Banquet is
a highlight of the agency's yearly
activities as it is a time to pay special
tribute and recognition to 6 people from
the Guilford Indian Community who have
made outstanding contributions in some
way to the agency and community. The 6
awards include Indian of the Year, Youth
of the Year, Indian Business person of the
Year, Volunteer of the Year, Senior
Citizen of the Year, and Distinguished
Service Award.
Other special features of the Awards
Program will include special entertain
ment, a chicken dinner, a drawing on a
beautiful handmade Indian shawl and
lots of good visiting and fun. An average
of ISO people attend this Banquet each
year, including various elected officials
in the Greensboro/Guilford County area,
many out-of-town Indian leaden and
friends. Past speaken have been Mr.
Adolph Dial. Dr. H. Lindy Martin, Dr.
Helen M. Schierbeck, Congressman
Richardson Preyer, Dr. Dean Chavers,
Mr. Ray Oxendine. Mr. Ron Andrade
and Ms. Ruth D. Woods.
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Durham.
Devy is the second Lumbee Indian to
star as a Tar Heel, following in the steps
of Dwight Lowry who earned All Atlantic
Coast Conference honors there in 1980 as
an all star catcher. Dwight is now in his
first season with the Detroit Tigers!
The Carolina 1984 brochure notes of
Devy. "...Good contact hitter that sprays
the ball around...also has some power.."
The brochure called him. "the biggest
surprise of the fall."
Devy played shortstop for Coach
Ronnie Chavis (now head baseball coach
at West Robeson) and was all conference
and most valuable in baseball. Devy was
also all conference as a quarterback, and
played point guard in basketball.
Devy Bell played shortstop and only
shortstop at Pembroke High School, hit
ting .390 his senior year. "I had never
played any other position," Bell said.
But UNC already had Walt Weiss, All
ACC in 1983 as a freshman. Bell was not
recruited, but came to Chapel Hill after
being assured a chance at the varsity team
by UNC assistant coach Howard Mc
Cullough. So how did Bell become the
Tar Heels' jack-of-all-trades, starting
games at designated hitter, first base, or
either of two outfield positions?
"Devy's a very confident young man
who is very positive that he can get the
job done," Coach Mike Roberts said.
"We've always had walk-on players who
have been a major part of our program.
Devy was obviously a talented player
right from the start."
Roberts was impressed with Bell's
desire to improve.
"He look advantage of every oppor
tunity he had to play, particularly offen
sively," Roberts said. "He's a quality in
dividual on and off the field ? very
coachable. He spent the winter working
(to improve) and impressed both the
coaches and teammates with his
1 progress."
Devy's immediate goal is the College
World Series in Omaha but they have to
get through the NCAA regionals slated
for late May, tentatively May 23
although opponents and Field have not
been chosen yet.
In the meantime, the Tar Heels are
scrimmaging and waiting for the rest of
the post season field to be selected, and
left today for Arizona where three
regular season games are left with
Arizona State tonight, Friday and
Saturday
Coach Roberts said concerning Devy,
"He's relaxed and when you are relaxed
you tend to do better...the coaching staff
has confidence in him."
Devy was recently quoted in a campus
publication. "My dream is to be a
success and an example to people. I'm a
pretty religious guy and I asked God to
help me a lot. I also pray for our
togetherness w a team."
The above remarks are evidence that
Devy Bell has found success as a Tar
Heel...And as a young man too.
Robeson Heritage
Festival Planned
Dear Mr. Barton:
On May 16-18, the Robeson County
Board of Education in conjunction with
the Native nrfWE <h.ntc
Pembroke State is presenting a Robeson
County Heritage Festival for upper
elementary school children from the
county. The children will see an old
school closing play, j^tpicipate in old
time field day activities and visit the
museum to talk with elders about how
museum objects were used in everyday
life in the past.
In association with this festival wc will
also present a reading of an original olav.
"Going Seining." by Kate Rinzler and
Wanda Locklear. This play is based on
oral history accounts collected from
elders and children in the Prospect and
Deep Branch communities, and par
ticularly on a number of stories told by
Mr. Johnny Bullard about fishing
experiences when he was a boy. The
reading by children of the Deep Branch
Elementary School will be held in Moore
Hall on Thursday evening, May 17. at 7
p.m. and will he followed by a discussion
In which we will welcome
audience participation. The discussion
will revolve on the issue of whether it is
valuable and important to write teaching
materials such as plays that are drawn
from first hand accounts of life in the
past and reflect both language and
beliefs.
We would appreciate your attendance
at this reading and welcome your
participation in the discussion. Kate
Rinzler and Wanda Locklear will be
present to participate in the dialogue
which it is hoped will contribute to the
ongoing process of writing and re
writing plays from Robeson County
heritage.
We look forward to seeing you,
Linda Oxendine, Curator
Native American Resource Center
Kale Rinzler
Wanda Locklear
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AND PLACES
AND THINGS
MAY DAY AT PROSPECT
Prospect School would like to
announce its annual May Day Program
will be held May 25, 1984 at 9 a.m. The
public is cordially invited.
PSU OPEN TENNIS TOURNEY
SET JUNE 11-16
The Pembroke State University Open
Tennis Tournament will be held June
11-16 at PSU. Events will include: men
and women single and doubles, junior
boys singles and doubles, senior men
and women singles and doubles (35 and
over). Entry fee will be S5 for single and
$5 for doubles team. Each player must
furnish a can of new balls. Deadline for
paying entry fee will be Friday. June 8 at
6 p.m. Send fees to: Ken Johnson. 1
Dogwood Lane, Pembroke, N.C. Or call
521-4694 for further information.
GOSPEL SING AT SANDY GROVE
HOLINESS CHURCH
The gospel singing group, Quinton
Mills and Deliverance, from Hollister,
N.C. will be appearing at Sandy Grove
Holiness Church. May 27, 1984 (the 4th
Sunday).at 6 p.m. For more information
call 844-3910 and ask for Sister Alfair
Bullard.
LUMBER RIVER DEDICATED AS
STATE RECREATION TRAIL
On Wednesday. May 16. 1984. the
Robeson County Recreation and Park
Commission and the State of North
Carolina dedicated the Lumber River as a
State Recreation Trail. This dedication
means that approximately 100 miles of
water in Scotland. Robeson and Colum
bus Counties have earned this desig
nation.
Secretary James Summers and Robe
son County officials were on hand to
make the official designation. These
dignitaries along with interested county
residents marked the occasion with a one
hour ceremony.
The program was held at the boat
access area at Harpers Ferry at the
intersection of highway 710 and 711 just
west of Pembroke, at 11:30 a.m.
PTA MEETING AT
UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Union Elementary School recently
held its final PTA meeting of the year.
Incoming officers for the 1984-85 school
year were elected. They are: Mrs. Myrna
Strickland, President; Mr. Lewis Lock
lear, Vice-President; and Mrs. Donna
Revels, Secretary. The PTA would like to
extend its appreciation to the officers
who have served for the past three years:
Mr. Stacy Brayboy, President; Mr.
Ellsworth Thompson, Vice-President;
Mrs. Dorothy Cummings, Secretary; and
Mrs. Patricia Locklear. Treasurer. Mary
Killian is Public Information Coordinator
for Union Elementary School.
backgrounds. These women
represented many Presbyter
ian churches all over the
United States and Puerto
Rico. Ms. Helen Locklear
from the New Hope Presby
terian Chapel in Pembroke,
who also lives near Pembroke,
was one of the twenty-five
women. The American wo
men traveled throughout
South Africa and returned
home February 25, 1984.
After the journey, the
women wrote . "Throughout
our journey we were chal
lenged by the depth and
caring of the South African
people who take risks, who
use untold energy and who
are truly dedicating their lives
fo the sake of social justice in
a land of extremes, with
extreme punishments for vio
lations of the laws. To speak
in favor of disinvestment is
treason. To simply assemble,
which we take for granted,
one must have a permit. The
courage of so many touched
and moved us in ways we can
never forget. The struggle for
all is so tremendously com
plex. There are no easy
answers. But from most of the
voices we heard that the hope
is within the witnessing chur
ch."
LRDA'S JTPA DROP-OUT PROGRAM
Good news to high school drop
out students. If you are unemployed and
would like to earn money while you
complete your high school education,
then read on. Program: Beginning July
I, 1984. youth from ages 16-21 will be
provided 6 months employment while
they work toward a high school diploma.
Contact: Ms. Zona B. Lockltar, LRDA
JTPA Counselor. Call 521-9761 for an
appointment. For more information call
or contact Ms. Locklear now!!!
CONCERT BAND AND CHORUS
AT WEST ROBESON
You arc invited to attend a Concert
Band and Chorus at West Robeson
tonight (May 17). beginning at 7:30: The
public is invited. Admission is free.
ROBESON LITTLE THEATRE
PRESENTS "JESUS CHRIST
SUPERSTAR"
"Jesus Christ Superstar," a Rock
Opera depicting the last seven days in
the life of Jesus of Nazareth, will be
presented by Robeson Little Theatre
May 17, 18. 19. 24 , 25 and 26 at 8 p.m.
And May 20. Sunday Matinee at 2:30
p.m. in the Carolina Civic Center.
Director is Bob Johnson. Lyrics are by
Tim Rice. Music by Andrew Lloyd
Webber. Producer is Lee Wiggins. And
choreography is by Anne Johnson.
PARENTS OF GIFTED AND
TALENTED CHILDREN,MEG f
A small group of parents of gifted
and talented children met at Pembroke
Elementary School on Monday night in
an attempt to form a local chapter of the
Parents" Association for Gifted Educa
tion. The result of the meeting was a
general agreement to support local
attempts to continue the Saturday
Morning Academy and other enrichment
programs at Pembroke State University
and in Robeson County. The parents also
decided to arrange for carpools to
transport their children to Fayetteville
State University in order to participate in
the various PAGE courses there. Appli
cation forms for the Fayetteville PAGE
summer and fall programs will be
available at the Mary Livermore Library
at Pembroke State University.
LREMC MEMBER INFORMATION
MEET SCHEDULED FOR LAKE RIM
DISTRICT OFFICE MAY 17
Lumbee River EMC members will
have an opportunity to meet with the
staff of the electric cooperative and ask
questions concerning its operations this
Thursday. May 17, at 7 p.m.. at the Lake
Rim District Office on Hwy. 401 South.
According to company spokesman.
Lane Hudson, this is die fourth meeting
this year that the cooperative has
sponsored to give the members an
opportunity to voice their concerns. A
meeting was held in February at Red
Springs, in April at Lumberton, and
earlier this month at Wagram.
LREMC services approximately 4,000
accounts in Hoke County, 4.000 accounts
in Cumberland County. 1,700 accounts in
Scotland County, and 11.000 accounts in
Robeson County.
SPRING DANCE FESTIVAL JUNE 1
AT UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
June 1, 1984. Union Elementary
School will hold a spring dance festival
beginning at 9 a.m. Little Miss Union
Elementary and Miss Union Elementary
will reign over the festivities. All parents
and friends are invited to attend.
LRDA'S LEARNING CENTERS
HOLD FAMILY DAY
Lumbee Regional Development As
sociation's Lumbee Longhouse Learning
Center held Its first annual Lumbee
Long house Learning Center Family Day
on May 5. 1984.
Planned games and activities provjfleR
entertainment for the near 400 persons in
attendance. Those in ittandants feasted
on gtiisd hot dogs and hamburgers and
all the trimmings. First, second and third
place ribbons were awarded to the
winners of ail the games. At the close of
the activities all the uhildien in at
tendance were given beaatHhi be bum '
balloons. Parents and children aNke
enjoyed the fataBy outing.
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Presbyterian women's delegation
visiting South Africa
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byterian women spent one developed between.them and ous racial/ethnic groups,
month in South Africa as the Presbyterian Churfh' of coming from different econo
participants in "Exchange of Southern Africa. The Ameri- mic strata and educational
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