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ISJtHE CAROLINA INDI/ VOICE
PEMBROKE, N-C ? h ||| ROBESON COUNTY
VOLUME 12, NUMBER 49
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HOLIDAY BENEFIT
FOR THE DISABLED
DECEMBER 15,1984
Brian Dial
Wins
State
'Upward Bound'
Award
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Brian K. Dial
Pembroke-Brian is.. uiai. a senior ai
West Robeson High School who is one of
67 students participating in PSU's ,
Upw ard Bound program, is the winner of
North Carolina's Outstanding Upward
Bound Student Award. He received a S50
scholarship plus a certificate.
Dial was announced state winner
Nov. 28 at Boone where he competed
against other top Upward Bound stu
dents from all over the state. The
competition was part of the fall confer
ence of the N.C. Council of Educational
Opportunity Programs.
Dial, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Colden
Dial of Route 1, Maxton, is in his second
year of the PSU Upw ard Bound program.
At West Robeson High, he was a
member of the National Honor Society,
president of his freshman and sopho
more classes, a member of the science
and math clubs, winner of the VFW
speech contest, a member of the Junior
Engineering and Technology Society,
and winner of the Director's Award in
Upward Bound.
Dial is also a member of the Gospel
Tabernacle Church at Rowland. He has
served as assistant teacher and musici
an.
He hopes to major in engineering in
college.
The following criteria was used to
judge the state Upward Bound competi
tion (1) academic success in Upward
Bound; (2) academic improvement; (3)
Upward Bound participation; (4) com
munity activities: (5) leadership abilities;
(6) employment successes; and (7)
written recommendations from Upward
Bound staff and non staff. As part of the
competition. Dial has written an pssay
relating to his participation in the
Upward Bound program.
Fairmont Man Dies
PEMBROKE ? A rural Fair
mont man was. killed in a freak
accident early Friday when his
car went off a rural road and
came to rest on nearby railroad
tracks, where it was struck by a
freight train, the State Highway
Patrol reported.
Trooper P.A. Stanton said Datra
Locklear, 34, of Route 6, was
driving east on Rural Paved Road
157S at an apparent high rate of
speed when he missed a 90-degree
right turn, ran straight off the
road, struck a ditch and ended up
on the railroad tracks in front of
an oncoming Seaboard Systems
Railroad train.
Stanton said the train's engineer
saw Locklear's pickup truck wreck
and land on the tracks, but was
unable to stop the tram. He said
the train knocked the truck too
feet. Locklear was pronounced
dtad at the scene, the trooper
said.
Troopers were unable to find the
engine from the mangled pickup
truck, Stanton said.
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Willie Lowery and the Lumbee Band \
will be the featured entertainment at the ,
Holiday Benefit for the Disabled to be (
held December 15 at the Performing Arts ,
Center in Pembroke. Lowery is a ,
nationally reknown musician and song
writer who produced the hit "Streets of
Gold,", the popular album, "Proud To Be
A Lumbee," and the soundtrack for the
outdoor drama, "Strike at the Wind!".
Lowery wil be accompanied by a host
of local popular gospel music groups
including The McNeil Trio, Sound of
Deliverance, The Cherokee . Methodist
Church Quartet, and the Prospect
Methodist Church Junior Quartet.
The show will be rounded out by
comedy routines from local entertainers
such as Carnell Locklear of "Strike at the
Wind!". There will be appearances by
regional media personalities and civic
leaders. A medical expert will discuss
the problems and concerns of persons
whoa re suffering from severe physical
disabilities.
The proceeds of the concert will be
used to generate more resources and
support for the disabled, educate the
public to the problems and concerns of
persons suffering with severe disabili
ties. and provide more friendship,
comfort, and concern for the disabled.
The Holiday Benefit for the Disabled
will be held Saturday, December 15, at
7:30 p.m. Tickets are S5 for adults and $2
for children. Tickets are available from
friends and members of the Committee
for the Holiday Benefit for the Disabled.
Pembroke's
Christmas
Parade
Friday
Franceses Adler
The eleventh annual Pembroke
Christmas Parade will be held at 10 a.m.
Friday, highlighted by an appearance by
Santa Claus and a visit from Miss North
Carolina, Francesca Adler.
The 90-unit parade will begin at the
Performing Arts Center on the Pembroke
State University campus, continue cast
through the downtown section, reverse
direction and return to the Performing
Arts Center.
First Union National fiank of Pem
broke and Lumbcrton will sponsor the
appearance of Francesca Adler. Miss
North Carolina, formerly "Miss Pem
broke State University," to the Pem
broke area. "Miss N.C." will serve as
the Grand Marshal in the Pembroke
.layccc Christmas Parad The event is
being co-chaired by Greg < minings.
Cummings said that registration for
entries in the parade will be taken up to
parade time (10 a.m.) on Friday.
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'Strike at the Wind!?
Update
PEMBROKE. NC -If you are a kid
jetween the ages of 8-12 years then you
want to be a part of an exciting "Strike at
the Wind!" mini series where children
will audition for a mini series of "Strike
xt the Wind!" to be staged in the local
schools and eventually in surrounding
counties.
The characters the children will be
portraying are: Henry Berry Lowrie.
Rhoda Lowrie, Boss Strong, the Boy,
Polly, Aunt Mary, Wesley Lowry,
Shoemaker John and Mama Combo. The
children must be devoted to school, be
well mannered, and have a desire to
showcase their talents, Carnell Locklear,
General Manager, said. The parents
must agree to fully support the program,
provide transportation to and from'
practice sessions and, most important of
all, the children must possess a B+ or
better grade average.
The goals of this project are to promote
cultural programs based on regional
history; create more opportunities and
provide wider experiences for develop
ment of youth in cultural arts; build
confidence in our young people; make
communities more aware of "Strike at
the Wind!"; keep publicity of 'Strike at
the Wind!' going; bring cultural pro
grams to schools at a low cost; and
entourage parental, community, and
school involvement. The auditions are
se for December 14, 1984 beginning at 5
p.m. For further information call (919)
521-3112.
"We. hope this program produces
future adult cfst members of 'Strike at
the Wind!'," said Locklear. "We fully
encourage parents to bring their children
to the auditions and encourage them to
support 'Strike at the Wind!'."
Remember: The auditions will be held
at the 'Strike at the Wind!" Conference
Room in the Old Main building on the
Pembroke State University campus, be
ginning at 5 p.m., Friday. December 14,
1984.
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I Eric Locklear attends
National Business
Tomorrow Conference I
Eric Lockiear
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I In October. 1984. Eric
| Locklear. a Junior at Guilford
College in Greensboro. North
Carolina, received a letter
congratulating him upon hav
f ing been selected to attend
| the Tenth Anniversary Busi
ness Tomorrow Conference.
Business Tomorrow is organ
k ized by the Foundation for
Student Communication. Inc.
which publishes Business To
day magazine and is based on
I the campus of Princeton Uni
A versity. Sponsors of Business
Tomorrow include AT&T.
The Alcoa Foundation, Mobil
| Oil Corporation, American
Express Company, Campbell
Soup Company, General
i Foods Company, and a host of
seventy other national and
multi-national corporations.
The Business Tomorrow X
Conference was held al the
| Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on
November 18-20. 1984. Dis
| cussions and seminars re
volved around the concerns of
business responsibility to so
| ciety. Mr. Locldear was one of
175 students representing 127
I national universities selected
to attend the conference from
a field of 1200 prospective
| students. For three days, the
students were involved in
public and private discussion
| with the nation's leading
businessmen. The two groups
voiced concerns of the direc
tions business is uking both
in the national and intcr
I national arena.
During the conference. Mr-.
Locklear was introduced and
| dined with Ralph Nader of the
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Qpitor for Study of Respon
sWe Law. Mr. Nader is the |
nation's foremost consumer
advocate and has been re- I
sponsible for legislation regu- I
lating safer food, drugs, air.
water, and nuclear reactors.
Mr. Locklear also was af- |
forded the privilege of meet
ing Dr. Martin Anderson who
is Consultant to The White k
House on economic and do
mestic policy and is a member I
of both the President's Eco
nomic Policy Advisory Board I
and the President's Foreign |
Intelligence Advisory Board.
Dr. Anderson formulated
President Reagan's original k
economic program and Mr.
Locklear found it interesting
to hear the ideals behind the k
economic policy and the rea
sons for specific cutbacks as
well as expenditures. Dr.
Anderson used the occasion to I
justify his proposal of a |
Constitutional Amendment
requiring a balanced budget.
"If I had to distinguish two |
of the most fascinating things
I discovered at the con
ference." said Locklear, "the j
first would be the unbelieva
ble interest that business has t
in the youth recognized as
being the leaders of tomor
row. I dined with executives f
of All-state Insurance. Phillip
Morris. Inc. and Lord. Corp. I
was questioned by the Vice- k
Presidents of the Chrysler
Corporation, Duke Power
Company, New York. Life
Insurance Company'. The
Timken Corporation, and Du- f
kane Corp.. to mention a
few...I would say that busi
ness is concerned with Amer- |
ica's youth."
"My second point of inter
est." Locklear continued, "is
in the national publicity given V
to the Hunt-Helms campaign f
and Senator Holms' offer of
the position of chairman of the'' " f
Senate Foreign Relations f
'Committee. Those business
men and students who ques
tioned me on\hpw the cam
paign was perceived by North
Carolinians were quick to f
predict that Senator Helms
would accept the chairman
ship. Tlicy were also confl- f
dent that the national would
hear more from both the I
Governor and the Senator. I j
heartily agree. I just hope that
both men will choose in the |
future to act more as states
men rather than as politi
cians."
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GOSPEL SING AT DEEP BRANCH
There will be a Gospel Sing at Deep
Branch School, December 15. 1984. at
7:30 p.m., in the school auditorium. The
featured groups will be: The Plainsmen,
the Scott Sisters, the Sampson Brothers,
The Elliott Family of Nichols. S.C.. and
The Gospel Youth. Admission is free.
LRDA'S CENTER FOR THE ARTS
TO PRESENT "HOLIDAY HARMONY
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS OF
CHRISTMAS"
110 area students are participating in
Lumbee Regional Development Assoc.'s
Lumbee River Native American Center
for the Arts production of "Holiday
Harmony Signs and Symbols of Christ
mas." "Holiday Harmony" will be
presented at Pembroke State Univer
sity's Performing Arts Center on Friday,
Dec. 7, 1984, at 11 a.m. and at 7:30 p.m.
The production is a Christmas Cantata
including 20 songs sung by the 43
member choir. "Holiday Harmony"
includes dances performed by the Center
for the Arts dancers.
The Cantata is designed to show
through signs, symbols, and song the
various religious and social aspects of
both Christmas and the Jewish cele
bration of Hannukah.
The production will be a treat for the
entire family. Admissiun is free.
CITIZENS TO PRESERV E THE
NAME PSU TO MEET
Those interested in preserving the
name of Pe-nbivkt? Stat* University
Pembroke, N.C., are encouraged to join
in a Rally at the LRDA Annex,
Wednesday. Dec. 12, 1984. at 7:30 p.m.
The rally will be sponsored by "Citizens
For Preserving the Name of Pembroke
State University."
See you there!
A CHRISTMAS CANTATA AT
ASHPOLE CENTER CHURCH
Ashpole Center United Methodist
Church, Rowland. N.C.. will present a
Christmas Cantata, performed by church
choirs, and entitled "When Love Was
Born," composed by John M. Rasley.
The Cantata will be presented Sunday,
Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
LRDA'S ADULT ED PROJECT
PRODUCES 5 GED RECIPIENTS
LRDA's Adult Education Project
sponsored 20 students who took the
G.E.D. test at Robeson Technical
College. Nov. 19th and 20th. Of the 20
tested, five passed the exam and will
receive their General Equivalency Di
ploma. This brings to eight, the number
of participants who have obtained their
G.E.D.
The Adult Education Project provides
bask literacy skills for Indian adults who
did not finish high school. The project
currently conducts evening classes on
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7p.m.
until 10. Centers are located in the
Evans. Smyrna and Rex Rennert Com
munities. For mote information concer
ning the Adult Education Project, call
521- 8821.
DECEMBER MEETING OF
REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH
The December meeting of the
Southeastern Regional Mental Health
Area Authority will be held on Tuesday.
December 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Southern
National Bank in Lumbertpn
Area Authority meetings, normally
held on the fourth Tuesday of each
month, will revert to the customary
meeting time in January.
All meetings are open to the public.
MAGNOLIA PLANS HOMECOMING
Magnolia School is in the midst of
preparations for Homecoming 1984
which will culminate on the night of
Friday. December 7. with the coronation
of a new king and queen.
A plate sale is already underway with
tickets going for S3. Noah Woods.
Principal, encourages all in the Magnolia
School area who enjoy good food to come
out to support this event which features
chicken and barbecue. Tickets are
available or plate may be purchased on
the day of the event at the school
cafeteria.
i Mr. Woods notes that this is "the
event" at Magnolia School and that it
| affords the community an excellent
opportunity to visit the campus, partici
' pale in a variety of interesting home
| coming activities and to support Mag
nolia School.
Once upon a
Christmas...
Someone got a gift they
really wanted. They got love!
Whether it comes from a wife, a child,
or a sweetheart, every gift is given
with love Love is the wellspnng of
Christmas It is love that sends you
our best wishes lor your health and
happiness in the New Year
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Robeson County Bnblic Libra
ry's Annual Christmas Party for children
up to age 12 is scheduled for Friday.
December 14th at 6 p.m. in the
children's department.
There will be a Christmas puppet
show. "Santa Claus Forever" ant
films. "The Mole, and the Christmas
Tree," and Disney's "The Great Toy
Robbery" and a visit from Santa Claus.
For further information, contact Vala
rie Cumntings at 738-4859.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR SINGLES
TO BE FORMED
Something new is about to happen
in Pembroke. If you are a single adult
anywhere from your twenties on up- you
are invited to a meeting at First
Methodist Church. Pembroke, on Mon
da. December 10. at 7 p.m. If you are a
w idow or w idow er, divorced, separated,
or have never married-come and share
yt>?H ideas on farming a .suppoyr group
for singles which will provide fun.
fellowship, and friendship. This group
will be open to all denominations and
will be tri-racial.
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PEMBROKE SR. HIGH CLASS OF 1969
TO HOLD REUNION
December 14. 1984 is the deadline
for remittance of payment for members
of the ldpd Pembroke Senior High School
graduating class who wish to attend a
Class Reunion scheduled for December
28. 1984 at the Pembroke Jaycee Hut.
beginning at 7 p.m. Price will be S24 for
couples and $12 for singles. For further
information, or if you wish to remit your
admittance fee. please contact Quendo
lvn Lowry at 521-2736; Ed Chavis at
521-8237; Lillie Deese a*t S2Jl-2?08 or
Randall Jones at 521-2371.
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FALL BAZAAR PLANNED
Pleasajit Grove United Methodist
Church Women will sponsor a fall bazaar
on Saturday. Decembers, beginning at 8
a.m. and lasting until 3 p.m. at the
church. The public is invited to partici
pate.
PUBLIC MEETING FOR TORNADO
VICTIMS TO BE HELD
On Thursday night. December 13.
there will be a Public Meeting for
Tornado Victims in Robeson County to
discuss remaining needs and continuing
problems that are directly associated
with the tornado that struck the county in
March. 1984. The meeting will be held
at the R.B. Dean School Gym in Maxton . .
at 7 p.m. The event is being sponsored
by the Robeson County Clergy and Laity
Concerned.
All victims and concerned citizens are
urged to attend. The RCCLC encourages
all victims with unresolved problems to
contact their office at 739-7851 or 739
7854 or come by the Information Center
at lib W. 4th St. in Lumberton. across
from Star Shoe Shop.
SENIOR CITIZENS CHRISTMAS
DINNER PLANNEP
Robeson County Recreation and
Park Commission is sponsoring their
second annual senior citizens Christmas
dinner to be held Monday. December 10
at the Captain's Choice Seafood Restau
rant. Lumberton. Highway 211.
Any senior citizen 55 and over is
invited to attend. Cost is S5 per person.
Deadline is Friday. December 7. 1984.
Further information, contact Cathv Mit
chell at 738-9061.
THE STA?FT
OF THE
CAROLINA INDIAN VOCE
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