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IIV VMP' 1 VOLUME 12 NUMBER 34 *?"?<*?* J ? THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1M4 |
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Pembroke
Town Council
Approves
Antone
Apartments
ALSO APPROVES ROBERTS,
MERCER REQUESTS
PEMBROKE-Playing to another pack
ed house, the Pembroke Town Council
approved the 48 apartment complex
proposed by Lumberton realtor Earl
Antone and Associates Monday night
following a public hearing on the matter.
The apartments?40 1-bedroom and 8
2-bedroom--ticketed for the former Don
nie Oxendine estate on River Road were
approved despite the assertion by Mrs.
Coree Oxendine, a citizen in the area,
that "we in our community don't want
it," and a petition from citizens in the
area against the measure.
Mrs. Oxendine said, "I don't have a
thing against this gentleman (Earl
Antone)... but we've got our roots here.
And this will run our taxes up."
In vain, Mrs. Oxendine said, "1 hope it
won't pass."
Also publicly speaking against the
measure was Darlton Locklear.
Councilman Larry T. Brooks also spoke
against the measure saying that it was
the same type of request denied to
Adolph Dial and similar to another
request by Weaver Construction that was
never acted upon.
What the Council did was approve a
zoning amendment from RA (Residen
tial-Agriculture) to RM (Residential
Multiple) that allows the apartments to
be built. The town's action was needed
because tWe land in question is within the
:own'r \pni$g jurisdiction.
Councilman Lain T. Brook* again
spoke against the measure saying, in a
statement released. "Some of my best
friends and some of our best citizens live
in public housing in ...Pembroke. We
had a need for public housing and the
town met this need with 241 units of one,
two, three, four and five bedroom,
apartments..."
Brooks again equated Antone's pro
posal with subsidized housing. The
apartments will be built with Section 515
funding from the Farmers Home Ad
ministration which allows reduced in
terest rates to the developer, if certain
guidelines are met.
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"CHURCH NIGHT"
at 'STRIKE AT THE WIND!'
August 24,1984
?Church with largest group \
receives a trophy! ?
?2nd & 3rd place receives plaques!
Pre-Show
Gospel
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7:00 p.m.
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at 8:30 p.m.
A Public Statement from
Robeson Gergy &
Laity Concerned
As an organization that seeks to serve
the needs of the citizens of Robeson
County and to answer God's call to "do
justice, love mercy, and walk humbly
with God," and to "do unto others as you
would have therti do unto you," Robeson
County Clery and Laity Concerned cries
out against the massive amounts' of
government funds?set aside to serve the
needs of our citizens-that are being
returned by the Robeson County Depart
ment of Social Services. These returned
Block Grant Funds amount to V* of all the
Block Grant funds available to our
county during the past year. Combined'
with the returned emergency relief funds]
(CIP), our Department of Social Services
has sent back over V* of a million dollars
(i.e. over $750,000) during the past 3
years in monies that were intended to
address Hie level of human need in our
county according to government stan
dards. With our high level of poverty,
underemployment, illiteracy, unemploy
ment. and other serious human problems
that cry our for assistance, it is both
cont'd on page 2
Robeson Criticized
For Returning Funds
LUMBER*y)N ? An activist
group for the poor accused the
Robeson County Department of
Social Services Monday of return
ing yet another federal grant
rather than spending it to help
poor people here.
The group, the Robeson County '
Clergy and Laity Concerned, said
the department returned $2S4,000
of its federal Social Services Block
Grant.
This came on top of the
revelation in June that the de
partment had spent only small
portions of Its crisis intervention
funds for the last two years,
returning the rest.
Those funds were for the
purpose of helping the poor pay
heating Mils.
"Combined with the returned
emeergency relief funds, our flo
ps rtment of Social Services has
sent back three fourths of a
million dollars during the past
three years in monies that wen
intended to address the k vet of
human need in our county, ac
cording to government stan
dards," Thomas Jones, staff
member of the clergy and laity
group, said.
Jones made his charges in a
prepared statement to the Robeson
County Board of Commissioners.
Commissioners did not discuss
the charges.
Lillian GaskUl, assistant director
for regional administration for the
state Department of Human Re
sources' division of social services,
said the federal government pro
vides 75 percent of financing for
the program for which funds were
returned.
Counties must provide the rest.
County Manager Paul Graham
said during the commissioners'
session that the county "can't
afford matching everything."
"Our matching funds are
limited." he said. "Just because
the fed. r.11 government vends-??
something down, we can't always
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A ND THINGS
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Mrs. Vera Lowry, Chairman of the
local "wheels for life" bike-a*thon,
announces that the fund riasing effort for
St. Jude's Childrens' Hospital has been
scheduled for September 15.
Local children, youth and adults are
encouraged to ride their bikes in the
bike-a-thon which will begin at Pembro
ke Junior High and end at the Cancer
Institute near Lumberton.
Check points will be set up along the
way with refreshments for the rideta.
Each participate is encouraged to find
sponsors, with all proceeds going to St.
Jude's.
The Bike-a-thon committee has met
twice in planning sessions, once at
ShefTs in Pembroke and Sunday at
Sandy Plains United Methodist Church.
Serving with Mrs. Lowry are Rev.
Simeon Cummings, co-chairman, and
Cleo Maynor, treasurer.
St. Jude's Childrens' Research Hospi
tal is located in Memphis, Tennessee and
is the brainchild of entertainer Danny
Thomas. It is the largest childrens'
cancer research center in America and is
dedicated solely to the conquest of
diseases of children.
Mrs. Lowry, and her band of volun
teers, encourages everyone to participate
in this worthwhile cause.
GUILFORD NATIVE AMERICAN
ASSOC.'S 8TH ANNUAL POW WOW
You are respectfully invited to
attend and participate in the Guiltod
Native American Association's 8th An'
nual Pow Wow to be held on September
28 and 29, 1984. The Pow Wow will be
held at Camp Uwharrie, the Boy Scout
Campground located near Jamestown,
N.C.
Please let your intentions to set up a
craft or food booth be known. Each
trader who sets up a booth will be asked
to make a donation for raffle of not less
than $25 value. Food booths will be
charged a flat $25 fee for the two days.
The sale of food items will be limited so
that only one food booth will be selling
each variety of food. Authorizatin to sell
a type of food will be assigned on a first
come, first served basis. Application
'form must be returned by September 20,
1984. keeping in mind that consideration
for food booths will be given in the order
they are received.
Please share this information with
dancers and other people that you feel
may be interested. Keep in mind that
there will be over $1,000 in prizes given
away in the dance competition.
Your attendance and participation,
which will make this the best Pow Wow
ever, will be greatly appreciated.
For more information call Ruth L.
Revels at (919) 273-8686.
plate sale at ashpole center
united methodist church
The United Methodist Men of the
Ashpole Center United Methodist Chur
ch will hold a plate sale, Friday, August
24, from 11 a.m. until, in the Pembroke
Town Park. Chicken and barbecue plates
will be sold for $3 each. Proceeds will be
used by the United Methodist Men for
special needs in the church" and com
munity. /
birth announcement
Mr. and Mrs. Blakeslee Jones
annouhce the birth of a son, Trevor
Wiley, who weighed 9 pounds and ?/.
ounces when born August 16 at Scotland
Memorial Hospital. Laurinburg.
Mrs. Jones is the former Clementins
Locklear. daughter of Mrs. Quessit
Locklcar and the late Rev. Percell
Locklear. The paternal grandparents are
Mr. Wiley Jones and the late Nancj
Beulah Jones. The Joneses also have twt
other sons. Ryan and Da mien.
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nighuVntm H-9- of $10 i
required. Instruct.* Is Rebecca lowry
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LIONESS CLUB MEETS
The Pembroke Lioness Club held its
monthly meeting Monday evening at the
Town and Country Restaurant, Pem
broke, N.C. at 7 p.m. Following the ,
dinner, the meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. Mary H. Locklear.
Minutes of the last meeting were read
by the secretary, Mrs. Queenie Lowry
and were adopted by the club.
The minutes contained the election of
officers for the 1984 & 1985 year. The
following were elected: President, Mrs.
Mary H. Locklear; Vice President, Mrs.
Fannie. L. Oxendine; Secretary, Mrs.
Queenie Lowry; Tail Twister, Mrs. Mary
Sue McGirt; Board Directors, Mrs.
Furman Brewer, Mrs. Molly H. Sampson
and Mrs. Ida Oxendine; Program
Chairman. Mrs. Furman Brewer; assist
ant, Mrs. Jessie B. Chavis; Project
Chairman. Mrs. Margaret Oxendine;
Publicity Chairman, Mrs. Jessie B.
Chavis.
During the business session, the Club
voted unanimously to donate $50 to help
sponsor the "Bike-a-thon" for St. Jude's
Hospital of Research.
The meeting adjourned at 8 p.m.
This article submitted by Mrs. Jessie
B. Chavis.
YARD SALE
There will be a Yard Sale Saturday,
August 25, at the 3rd white house on the
left as you leave the Pantry on High
School Road in Pembroke. The Yard Sale
will begin at 9 a.m. and last until.
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SEVENTH DAT ADVENnST CHUBCH
Elder A. Leroy Moore, Co-ordinator
of Native Ministry of the Seventh Day
Adventist Church in North America, was
in the Pembroke Church Friday evening
and for Sabbath Services at 3 p.m. Elder
Moore began his work among the native
Americans in Alaska and his last position
before becoming Co-ordinator was as
Director of La Vida Navajo Mission. In
between was Africa, Washington State
and Columbia Union College where he
taught.
Author of the book. "Theology In
Crisis" and various articles, he is a
Spirit-filled man and as he relates his
own experiences and tells how he
overcame various problems in his life, he
shows how to attain victory through the
Word and commune with God in prayer.
Elder Moore js a dynamic speaker and
uses the Bible as the foundation for his
sermons and his talks. He will be holding
a revival at the Pembroke Church located
at the intersection of Rt. 711 and 710
starting August 31st at 7:30 p.m. and
running through September 14th. All are
invited to attend.
CANDIDATE AP#tOUNCES FOR
NCCIA BOARD
Lumbee Regional Development As
sociation, Inc. will be conducting an
"Open Election" on Tuesday, August
28, 1984. This election will be to
nominate a member to serve on the
North Carolina Commission of Indian
Affairs Board of Directors for a three
year term. Mr. James Sampson, a
resident of the Five Forks Community,
currently serves in that capacity.
The election sites are as follows:
Hilly Branch Career Vocation Center,
for (Precincts/Townships) Lumberton
1-8, Smyrna. Back Swamp, Britts.
Orrum;
South Robeson School Auditorium.
Rowland and Thompson Townships;
i Evans Cross Fire Dept., Union.
? Alfbrdsvilie;
Gaddy Community Building. Ster
I lings. Gaddys. Marietta. Fairmont 1 & 2.
Mr. James Sampson has declared his
> candidacy and will be seeking a second
! term on the NCCIA Board.
I On election day. the polling places will
: be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m
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