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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
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Jaycee logo remind* everyone Indian charter
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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