PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY I THE CAROLINA INDIAI /OICE | PEMBROKE, N.C <" >|| 5BE80N COUNTY 2Scl>Ek MW ? ? THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 19M I tJ ,? "? L i*n .J fe Ri Q5*3^ PEMBROKE JAYCEES NOW IN NEW BUILDING Pembroke Jaycees Presi dent. Bill (Dollar Bill) Oxen dine |2nd from right); Miss Lorabee, Lee Pam Oxendine (center); Walter Oxendine [far left); Mayor Milton. Hunt [2nd from right); and Miss Christy Nicoll, Robeson County Jr. Miss; shared the honor* of cutting the ribbon on the spacious and modern, new quarters of the Pembroke Jaycees Clubhouse Sunday afternoon as the new facility was opened to the public. O .r an.J. V?*\nr Hunt served as unofficial contrac tors for the new facilities, along with Bill Hunt. Jerry Clifford Oxendine. and the rest of the Jaycees. President SBill Oxendine said, *'! would like to thank each and every one of you for coming out today for this is a very special event for special people. THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING!" Sharing the festivities were the Pembroke Jaycettes, with Jaycette President Rose Ma rie Lowry, and the other Jaycettes joining in (he cele bration. Special thanks were ex tended to a number of indivi duals and businesses who helped make the new facility a reality, including: Oxendine Tire Center, Porter's Sani tation, BW Davis Construc tion Co., Lowiy's Heating and Air Conditioning, Ted's Elec tric, Pale's Building Supply, Arnold Johnson Corp., Low ry's Pharmacy, Deese Brick Work. James F. Maynor, Blown Rite Insulation, Hunt's Orv v all ? tqje R. and Brerda Smith. B. & P. Aluminum, Bryant's Quick Stop, Oxen dine Welding. Tommie Floyd, Southern Interiors, Dallas Ja cobs, John Robinson, Ted's Locksmith, Fentress Lock)ear, James Maynor, Locklear Woodworks, Jones Discount, Fleetwood Homes, Ronald Oxendine, McKenzie Supply, Lowe's, Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., Regional Office Supplies, Lumbee Bank, J.C. Thomas Insurance Co., Holiday Inn of Laurinburg, Longley Supply. A long shot shows off the new facility. The Jaycees remind the public that the modem facility is available for rent at modest rates when the Jaycees or Jaycettes are not using the building. |Bill Hunt and Bruce Barton Photos | " ' - 1,1' " 1 1 1 '? Tha "Indian head" on Ike that It la a p. ? il.^faat.ly Jaycee logo remind* everyone Indian charter that Pembroke la ualqoe in ? ? ? ^ \ -T ' ' I Ecprto '1 . T 7 Josh Brooks Tribute ; Day - November 3 Saturday, November 3, 1984, is Josh Brooks Tribute Day in North Carolina. The celebration is planned as a fund raiser for the JOSH BROOKS LIVING MEMORIAL TRANSPLANT ASSOCIA TION, based in Laurinburg, N.C. Razzy Bailey, The White's Band, the Pilgrims from Hee Haw and Bobby McLamb, celebrity spokesperson for the association will be in concert at Pate Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are S8 for adults, SS for ages 6-12, age 5 and under are admitted free. A parade will kick-off the day at 10 a.m. down Main Street to West Church and ending at Scotland High School, site of the day's activities. Continuous entertainment, conces sions, arts and crafts sales will open for a full day of family fun at 11 a.m. (Bad weather: all activities will take place in SHS Commons and auditorium.) Celebrity-item auction begins at 3 p.m., with non-celebrity items ending that segment. Dizzy Gillespie's horn, a cup and saucer owned by former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a briefcase of David Hartman's, a pair of cuff-links which belonged to former President Gerald Ford and numerous sports items head the list. Little Josh touched the heartland last fall with his fight for life through a liver transplant. The outpouring of support, love, and financial assistance which started on behalf of Josh has continued to help numbers of families and their children facing transplant through the JOSH BROOKS LIVING MEMORIAL TRANSPLANT ASSOCIATION. June Brooks, director, spends full time hours and energies on the phone and in person assisting families, pro moting donor awareness, assisting hos pital social "workers with transplant families, and consulting with staffs at transplant centers. Plans are also in the works to establish a transplant family house near Duke Medical Center in Durham, N.C. The list goes on. The public is encouraged to plan to participate in the events of the day. All proceeds go to continue the work of the association which provides basic assist ance to families of children who like Josh find that transplant is the only hope. Kiwanians Support Arts in their Community mm. si 1 Pembroke Klwanls Gub President, Mr. William Oxendine (left), with the club members presented a check to The Odom Baptist Home for Children for 10 Season Tickets to the Performing Arts Center at Pembroke State University on Tuesday night [Sept. 25] prior to their scheduled meeting. Accepting the check for the tickets was Ms. Can dace Gardner who stated, "The children wli deeply appreciate this very generous gift which will help to enrich their Uvea." Also attending the meeting was Enoch Morris, director of the Performing Arts Center who expressed his appreciation to the club for their continued civic concern and for their support of the arts in the community. Contributions for the purchase of tickets for the Odom Home were also made by Dr. Charles Casber and the Livingston Chiropractic Clinic. Anyone wishing to sponsor a group and purchase tickets for THE SEASON may call the Performing Arts Center at 521-?778. LREMC Annual Meeting Oct. 16 at Pembroke The Pembroke State University Eng lish Jones Health and Physical Education Center has been chosen as the site for the 1984 Annual Meeting of Members for Lumbee River Electric Membership Corporation (LREMC) according to board president Gus Bullard. The meeting will be Tuesday, October 16, at 7 p.m. ' 'The central location of the Pembroke State University campus makes it the best site for the meeting," said Bullard. "The accomodations plus the location are a real plus." ' LREMC is the eighth largest electric cooperative in N.C. (There are 28.) LREMC serves about 11,200 consumers in Robeson County, about 4,400 con sumers in Cumberland County, about 4,100 consumers in Hoke County, and alrout 1,600 consumers in Scotland County. With upward to 1,800 members attending the meeting each year for the last several years, facilities are very important, v "The PSU gym will seat approximately 3,000 persons." said Bullard. "And because are usually have over 1,000 voting members attend the meetings, the gym's adjacent hallways make eacsBaat corridors f?r.orderly walking traffic during the voting process." LREMC is directed by a 12-person board of directors. Each year there are four seats up for election. The board is the decision and policy making body of the company. i Seats up for re-election this year are Martin Clark (district 9. which includes j all of Scotland County); Harold Dean Brewer (district <7, which includes all of Hoke County west of N.C. 211); Bradford Oaendine (district 3, which includes the townships of Black Swamp, Smyrna. Britts, Wishartf. Raft Swamp, and Lumberton): and Etias Rogers (at-large). Three members have filed to run for the LREMC board of directors. Grady Locklear of Pembroke and Ward Clark of Maxton have both filed to run for the at-large seat. Carl Pulley has filed to run - -?i - i > i from aisinct J. There are nine directors elected from nine geographic districts established by townships. There are also three directors elected at-large. Except far the af . large scats. the directors must reside in 'the district represented. All co-op member, vote on all directors at fit O o ? ^ irI >EOPLE Am/ PLACES AND THINGS DENNIS BANKS SURRENDERS TO SOUTH DAKOTA AUTHORITIES Dennis Banks, a Chippewa Indian from the Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota, surrendered to South Dakota authorities to face sentencing on a 1975 rioting and assault conviction. Banks was one of the leaders of the American Indian Movement who received publicity during the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Reservation. During the 71-day takeover, two Indians were killed, several persons wounded, and the village was almost destroyed. Banks' convictiJn stemmed from an earlier incident at the Custer County Courthouse. Banks faces a maximum sentence of 15 years. Banks found sanctuary in California for eight years when former Governor, Jerry Brown, refused South Dakota's extra dition requests. In January 1983. he fled to the Onondoga Reservation in upper New York. EMC Candidate Bradford Oxendine sponsors Barbecue TO ALL LREMC MEMBEkS On Friday. Oct. 5, 1984, Bradford Oxendine. a Lumbee River Electric Membership Corp. Board Director up for re-election is sponsoring a barbecue supper at his home on Highway 72. east of Converse. AH LREMC members are urged to attend. Rev. Elias Rogers. Harold Dean Brewer and Martin Clark are also seeking re-election to the LREMC Board of Directors. "We need the 36 years of experience these gentlemen share as board directors." said a spokesman for the LREMC Consumer Service Group. John Godwin. "Vote for these men on Oct. 16. 1984. and continue with the.best service our cooperative has ever ex perienced." ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott an nounce the engagement of their daugh ter, Mickey Scott to Pvt. Angelo R. Cox of Fort Bragg. N.C. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Cox of Georgia. An Oct. 14, 1984 wedding is planned in Dillon. S.C. AEROBIC CLASSES OFFERED Aerobic classes will be taught at Pembroke Junior High School on Tues day and Thursday nights from 7:30 8:30, beginning Oct. 9 and running through Nov. 8. Registration fee is SIO. instructor is Rebecca Lowry. The classes are sponsored by the Robeson County Recreation Department. LRDA SPONSORS FOOD PROGRAM Lumbee Regional Development As sociation. Inc. announces the sponsor ship of the Child Care Food Program. Meals will be available at*no separate charge to enrolled childroti at the centers and hornet listed below and will be provided without regard to race, color, national origin, sex. or handicapped. Union Chapel Day Care (521-2868). Gospel Tabernacle Day Care (S2I 8372). Rex-Rennert Day Care (843 3873). Wakulla Day Care (843-2175), South Hoke Day Care (875-5777). Tudor Court Day Care (738-5991). S-G t Day Care (521-4246). Fairgrove Day Care (628-9171). Interested parents may contact any of the above centers for family sice and income standards are used to determine eligibility. - " ;? -V . OPEN HOUSE AND PT A MEETING AT OXENDINE ELEMENTAKT Oxcndhte Elementary School will host an Open Home and PTA meeting on Taeaday. October 9th. at 7:30 p.m The PTA meeting begins at 7:30 and will he followed by Open Hams. Teachers and othee staff wM give an pt: _ j.. _| I . f i i? i 1 ?SSl rfiwiipiii ?-***??j> i? Dnn*> corQiiivy r ?,? a? . ? . ^n. ^ ... tnviiv. .1?.. p?tnm s #nct ?.?fvice pPMffCSICT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Voter registration is quickly coining to a close, but for those who can't get to registration because of handicap, age or illness, there is something you can do... Let a special registrar come to you. For more information, contact the Board of Elections in your county. And remember, voter registration ends October 8th. TURKEY SHOOT AT DEEP BRANCH The Deep Branch Volunteer Fire Department is sponsoring a Turkey Shoot, beginning Friday night, Nov. 2 and running every Friday night until December 21st. The shoot begins at 7 p.m. each Friday night. Price: $1.50. Clarence Carter CLARENCE CARTER APPEARING AT SOUTH HOKE REVIEW FRIDAY NIGHT For one big show only, the fantastic Clarence Carter will be appearing at "South Hoke Review', Friday,'October 5, 1984. South Hoke Review is located in the South Hoke Community in what v as formerly the Old JC Hut. Appearing along with Clarence Carter will be the Country Steelers, featuring Charlie C. along with Captain Funk. Showtime is from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Admission will be S8 at the door. Clarence Carter is well known for sucfc recordings?as. "Love Building," "Slip Away." "Too Weak to Fight." and "Scratch Mv Back." For more information call 277-0289 or 843-2198. . < LUMBEE FREE BOOK DISTRIBUTION CENTER MOVES The Free Book Distribution Centdk^ of Lumbee Regional Development As- i sociatkm recently moved to facilities at the Pembroke Community Workshop. The Center will be open from 1-4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The local Book Distribution Center receives materials from publishers par- / ticipating in the National Indian ftftf , Book Distribution Program. fnro- ' The Program provides reading ln terials directly to American Indro people who are ill, needy, andrat children. According to Mr. Winder Lowry. Coordinator of the LRDA Bo Distribution Center, thousands of booNs have been given away through tha center. Area citizens who meet the abovt criteria are urged to visit the center at the Pembroke Community Workshop to obtain books and other reading materi als. The materials cannot be resold or J transferred in cachange for money, other property, or services. There is a limit of two books per person per visit. According to Mr. Lcnrery. the books are not old and are up-to date. He noted that there are beautiful picture calendars in stock now. TUSCAIOtA INDIAN POW WOW AMD BLUEGKASt FttltVAL The Tuscarors Indian Tribe wit! have a Pow Wow and Muagrasa Festival on Oct. S and 6. There w* be an SatunUy and $10 forbuAd^ Children v. '.I

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