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Celebrating 100 Years of Education in Robeson
PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF
INDIAN EDUCATION IN ROBESON
Editor’s note: Out Indian Renais*
sance began with passage of 1885 N.C.
Laws, Ch. 51 designating Robeson
County Indians as “Croataii Indians”
and providing for an Indian School
System. Read the Carolina Indian Voice
weekly as we tell diis remarkable story
throughout 1985 in celebration of our
CENTENNIAL OF EDUCATION.
THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE
PEMBROKE, N.C
“Bnlidtiig Coramankative Bridges
In A Tri-Radsl Setting”
ROBESON COUNTY
L VOLUME 13, NUMBER 2
25c PER COPY
THURSDAY, JANl
CABLE TELEVISION
RATES GO UP
IN PEMBROKE
PEMBROKE-The Pembroke Town
^■^'ouncii has approved a $1 rate hike for
television subscribers serviced by
fJ-ierl Cable Television. The action
fbilonday night was the official response
a requested hike by Alert in October.
‘3'?84. Councilman Larry T. Brooks voted
gainst the measure.
^ b Effective immediately the rate in-
K*ease will jump from $8 to $9 for basic
ites charged subscribers.
In other action... The council approved
irmer Mayor Earlie Maynor as the
•wn’s representative on Pembroke State
niversily’s Advisory Television panel.
•Approved an agreement for the
embroke Police Department that pro-
-Ij.des certification for police recruits,
ith a proviso that costs will be
umbursed by the trainee if he leaves
le employment of the police department
ithin a two year period from the date of
.ring.
•Heard a change in the town’s fire
insurance rating, which improved the
town’s classification from a designation
of eight to six. The new rating will reduce
fire insurance rates for residents of the
communfty,
•Took under advisement for further
study a new personnel policy for the
town.
The board went into a 35-minute
executive session for discussion of merit
increases for personnel and a discussion
of legal services for the Community
Development Project.
•Locklear, Brooks and Jacobs, the
town’s law firm, was awarded the
contract to provide the necessary legal
work concerning the town Community
Development Grant now underway in the
Jones Street area.
•And town manager. McDuffie Cum
mings was instructed to enforce the
town’s leash law.
A CLOSER LOOK...
LITTLE MISS LUMBEE
POISED AND SERENE
PEOPLE
A ND PL A CES
AND THING.
MT. OLIVE MONTHLY SINGING
PLANNED
Ml. Olive Baptist Church of the
Saddletree Community will hold its
monthly singing on Sunday. January 14
at 3 p.m. The public is invited to attend
and Pastor Lockie Carter would like to'
invite all singing groups or individuals to
participate.
Robeson Fire Leaves 75 Homeless
LUMBERTON — A weekend fire in an apartment
complex in the Saddletree community destroyed 31
apartments and left 75 people — most of them elderly
— homeless.
Firemen were summoned back about 5 p.m. when
the building was discovered still burning. When units
left, they were called a third time and finally
extinguished the fire around 3 a.m.
Authorities had still not determined by Monday
what caused the fire. It was finally put out about 3
a.m. Sunday — after three separate visits by firemen
and nearly 17 hours after it was reported.
No one was reported injured in the blaze, authorities
said.
“I didn’t see any reason why they couldn’t have
stopped it before it did this much damage,” said
Lonnie Hammond, who co-owns the lO-year-old
Saddletree Apartments about seven miles west of
Lumberton with his wife, Sylvie.
Saddletree Fire Department Chief Harold Bell could
not be reached Sunday for comment, but firefighter
Eugene Canady said fire kept reappearing after
firefighters thought it was out.
Canady said firefighters first responded to the call
about 10 a.m. Saturday and found the building
engulfed in flames. When firemen, who believed the
fire was out, prepared to leave the scene about 2 p.m.,
Canady said they discovered a second building on fire
and left after extinguishing.it.
James Harvin, 66, an umemployed construction
worker, was among those left homeless by the blaze.
“I lost everything I had except what I had on,” said
James Harvin, 66. an unemployed construction
worker.
Harvin and his wife, Delores, were among those who
lived in the small, two-bedroom apartments, which are
spread out over two buildings.
The Hammonds said when the fire started several
people ran door-to-door getting people out.
All of the units had smoke detectors, Hammond
said.
Harvin said after the fire began he ran to a
neighboring apartment to pull a blind stroke victim
from his apartment. The handicapped man was next
to the apartment where officials believed the fire
started, Harvin said.
• Mrs. Hammond said that most of the homeless were
staying with friends or family.
Five of the units were not damaged in the blaze but
did not have electricity or heat. According to
Hammonds, they were also forced to seek temporary
livingarrangements.
157 PSU STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LIST
total of 157 student!,
ade the Dean’s List at PSU
iring the fall semester, it
IS been announced by Chan-
•lior Paul R. Givens. A grade
| >int average of 3.6 for a
illinium of 12 semester
I >urs is required to make the
can’s List.
Students hail from 39 cities
. North Carolina and seven
jiside the Tar Heel State,
even states arc represented
1 the Dean's List, and three
udents hail from the I'ar
ast.
Lumberton leads with ..
igiudents, followed by Pa'.
* :teviile with 23. Penihroki.
tih 13. Fairmont with h. Si.
aulswith 7. and Red Spring',
ad Rowland with 6 each.
Dean's List students aru
pmetowns are as follows;
Lumberton-Gregorv Bacoi:
ruce Barton: Dwight Clun K,
aula Ann Gerald; Billi
ray: Lisa Huggins: Audi
jtikson: Henry Jackson; Vi
ian Jacobs; Tony Jones
renda Jordan; Julie Lindsay:
eorge Miller; Vivian Miller:
^endy Norcross; Rachel Re-
an; Daniel Rouleau: Joseph
elson Rozier; Gale Sampson:
.enneth Seal. Jr.; Cliery'
nnette Sealey; Newel! Sco-
hanklin; Judy Freeman
tone; Patricia Sutton; Mar
ia Terry; Cathy Walters.
Pembroke—Ida Baker; De-
aa Bullard; Edward Bullard;
Mable Capel; Ed Chavis; Lola
Dial: Julie Dunavan; Grady
Hunt; Richard Jaite; David
Leek: Kimberly Locklear; ‘
Sheila Regan; William Smith.
Fairmont—Glenn Bass:
peggy Bullock: Ellen Hunt;
Gale Hunt; Bernie Mitchell:
Gina Scott; James Watts;
Melody West.
Rowland-Sharon Bell; Ann
Dora Locklear: Karla Miller;
Feletus Oxendine: Georgs
Pale: Helen Pate.
Red Springs-Jenny Dun
can; Connie Graham; Mar\
McMillan; Jill Oxendine; Ri
chard Ward. Jr.; Elizabeth
Whittle.
St. Pauls- Dohn Byrd: Rob
ert Byrd: Maria Cash; Sannicl
McCormick; Angela Owens;
Betsy Smith; Brenda Willis.
Laurinburg-John Daniel
Carpenter; Richard Hatcheli;
Mark McNeill; Rhonda New-
some: Shanna Osborne; Sa
brina Raley; Maiissa Talbert.
Ornim-Barbara Ann Adkins
Bladenboro-Linda Freeman
Bryant; Lee Anne Hester;
Christy Sue Richardson.
Laurel Hiil-Laura Geneva
Callahan.
Lumber Bridge-Wanda
Carol Chason.
Hamlet—Patricia Corbin;
Renelle Tyson Snell: Patricia
Wheeler; Kevin Williams.
Hope Mills-Tracy Lynn En-
gh; Patrick Gleason; Gerald
Lewis Slate.
Parkton-Lacy McKenzie
Pittman; Gay Lynn Wucko-
vich.,
Wagram-Lisa Regina Ghol-
ston.
Rockingham-Aprille Grant
Hadden; Daphne Lassiter
Hudson; Cheri Marshall; Ro
semary Lynn Norton; Gregory
Steele; Carol Sue Sweatt;
Sandra Zink Wedemeyer.
Sledman-Lacie Criscoe
Burton.
Raeford-Jane Austin Her
ron; Debra Lynn Shockley.
Spring Lake- Tommy Allan
Sutton.
Sanford-Terry Dale Eads;
Jeffrey Martin Gaster.
Aberdeen--Heiiry Mack
Wicker Jr.
Four Oaks-Deborali Sue
Creech.
Charlotte-Steven David
Barber.
Clarendon-Phyllis Ann Ste
venson.
Wake Forest-Jerome Tho
mas Upton.
Vaidese-Richard Whisen-
Little Miss Lumbee, Veronica Beard
Little Miss Lumbee, Veronica Beard,
is a poised and serene queen. Only five
years old, she acts “like a grown up
sometimes,” says her mother. Patricia
Beard. She has been busy since winning
Little Miss Lumbee honors last July, but
she counts riding in the governor’s
inaugural parade last Saturday as one of
her most cherished honors.
When asked what she would say, if she
were allowed to meet Governor-elect Jifri
Martin, she replied "I'd tel! him...I
would like to be like Francesca Adler
{Miss North Carolina, and a former Miss
Pembroke State) one day..." It’s re
freshing, indeed, to hear a five year old
respond so positively to a query, and
doubly heart warming to know that
Francesca Adler has been such a good
role model for our children...all the
children, red black and white. It makes
one’s ethnic background relatively un
important, doesn't it? The comment
speaks well for Little Miss Lumbee and
big Miss North Carolina. It is one queen
paying homage to another. The stuff that
greatness is made out of. We're proud of
both of them in this corner; and
delightful Lee Pam Oxendine. Miss
Lumbee. too. We grew a great crop of
beauty queens around Pembroke this
season.
Our future as a people is assured by
youngsters like Little Miss Lumbee-
Veronica Beard-a poised and serene'
young lady.
CENTER FOR THE ARTS CHORUS
APPEARS ON TELEVISION
LRDA’s Lumbee River Native Amer
ican Center tor the Arts Chorus, under
the direction of Sam Braswell, recently
appeared live on WECT Jim Burns Show
in Wilmington, NC. The Chorus, consis
ting of over 40 voices representing
Robeson County Schools. Red Springs
City Schools. Lumberton City Schools,
and Flora McDonald Academy, perform
ed two vocal selections. Rhonda Adams,
dance instructor, choreographed an
original dance to, one of the vocal
selections which was performed by Ms.
Adams and the Center for the Arts
dancers.
This was the first time the Center for
the Arts students performed on live
television. A return engagement is
expected sometime in the spring.
Janie Maynor Locklear, director of the
Center was interviewed during the show.
Pembroke
Chamber of
Commerce
Banquet
January 26
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION PLANNED
On January 13, 1985, the Lumberton
Human Relations Commission will hold
its second annual Martin Luther King,
Jr. Birthday Celebration.
Guest speaker for the occasion will be
NASA Astronaut. Dr. Ronald McNair.
Activities are scheduled to begin at 3
p.m. in the Lumberton Junior High
School Auditorium with a press confe
rence.
James Moore, Director of the Human
Relations Commission, urges everyone
to attend this momentous occasion.
ant.
Pitlsboro-Marv Eiia Hear-
Dublin-Judith Ann Hehl.
Elizabethtown- Jan Evers
Thomas.
Whiteville-Dorothy Jayroe
Norris.
Kenly-Saiidra Kay Holland
Eden-Jay Lome Jones.
Marston-Robert Larsen.
Clinton-Ciyde Stevenson
Locklear Jr.; Randy Lyndell
Simmons.
Godwin-Rita Lane Maynor.
Southport—Cheryl Lynne
McCracken.
Wllson-Walter Stephen
Miller.
Greensboro—Mary Eliza
beth Wright.
Fayettevillle-Janei Beard:
Catherine Becker; Elsie Bris-
son; Margaret Davis; Sarah L.
Davis) Robert Domina; Jerry
Fritzgerald; Jeffrey Gillmer;
Pollyanna Gorman: Carla
Hobbs: Scott McLean; Mar
garet Michand; John Lee
Pittman; Manfred Riley; Mel-
va Ross: Nancy Smith: Ty
Smith; Miilicent Stokes;
Tamela Sykes; Lisa Thorne;
Janet Valelte; Pitt Watts;
David Wright.
OUT OF STATE
Polly Annettee Allen,
Dillon. SC: Teresa Holder.
Dillon,SC: Alan Anthony Be
thea, Hamer. SC; William
Davis. Grainesville. Ga.; Al-
fredo'Dipinto. South Bend.
Ind.; Todd Haring Eckerson,
Old Tappan, NJ; Brian Joseph
Gunning. Severna Park. Md;
Lois Hunt. Hamer. SC; Tonya
Nichols. South Bristol, Me.:
Clarice Powell, Lois. SC.
OUT OF COUNTRY
Ying Kwong Lau. Hong
Kong; Yuko Nakano. Hyogo-
Ken. Japan; Sei Takahashi,
Akaita, Japan.
TOWN DECALS NOW ON SALE
Pembroke Town Decals are now on
sale at the Pembroke Town Clerk’s
office. Pembroke has switched from tags
to windshield decals this year, and all
citizens are encouraged to purchase and
display the decal. The cost is $5. And all
citizens are required to display them.
POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS TO
BE HELD
The 1985 North-South High School
Powerlifting Championships will be held
Saturday, January 19 at Fairmont. N.C.
in the high school gym starting at 11:30
a.m. High school atheletes from Colum
bus. Robeson, Bladen, and Dillon
Counties have been invited to partici
pate. Trophies donated by Stephenson
Farm Supply of Lumberton will be
awarded to the top four lifters in each
weight class, plus two team trophies and
a best lifter trophy. This event, sp()nsor-
ed by "Let’s Gel Physical" Fitness
Center in Fairmont, is the second of
its kind for high school athletes and
seeks to promote powerlifting. There will
be a small admission charge to the public
and a concession stand will be provided.
The public is encouraged to attend.
Pembroke-Julian Pierce, chairman of the
Installation Banquet Committee, annou
nces plans for the Installation Banquet of
the Pembroke Chamber of Commerce.
The banquet will be held at the
Pembroke Jaycee Clubhouse January 26.
beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Banquet speaker will be Mr. Dewey
Hill, chairman of the board of Hill’s Food
Stores. One of his many food stores is in
Pembroke on Union Chapel Road.
Officers to be installed are: Bruce
Barton, editor of the Carolina Indian
Voice. President; Gregory Cummings,
owner of C.G.’s Busy Bee Convenience
Store. Vice President; Dr. David E.
Brooks. Owner. Pembroke Veterinary
Hospital, secretary; and Lindsay Lock
lear. affiliated with Pembroke Hardware,
treasurer. Directors are: McDuffie
Cummings, town manager. Pembroke;
George W. Lowry, affiliated with-
Pembroke Machine Company; John
Drose, manager of Piggiy Wiggly in
Pembroke; and Charles Alton Maynor,
owner. Southern Interiors.
Tile catered banquet and program will
be followed by dancing and music by the
Lumbee Pride Band. Tickets are avail
able from any member of the Pembroke
Chamber of Commerce, and ticket
information is also available by calling
521- 2831 or 521-2826.
Tickets are $25.00 for a couple, and
$15.00 for individuals.
Pembroke
Kiwanis
Club
celebrates
Birthday
Four Dead In Weekend Wrecks
Four people — including a 5-year-old girl — died on North Carolina’s
highways and roads during this first weekend of 1985, according to the
state Highway Patrol.
Tonya Marie Hollifield of Marion died when she was thrown from the
car she was riding in after it was hit from behind on U.S. 221 while
making a left turn, the patrol said. The accident happened at 6:30 p.m. on
Friday in McDowell County, about 18 miles north of Marion, troopers
said.
, Fatalities included the death of a Pembroke woman reported earlier.
Betty Lamtert Chavis, 27, of Pembroke and Paul Kenneth Clark, 25 of
House Springs, Mo., were killed at 5:50 p.m. Friday when Chavis hit
Clark’s car in Robeson County, about two miles north of Pembroke, the
patrol said.
Carolyn Becton, 16, of Kinston was killed early Saturday morning when
the car in which she was riding ran into a ditch and hit a tree two miles
southwest of Richlands.
The fatalities bring this year’s death toll to 13, compared to 21 on this
date last year, the patrol .said.
Pembroke Kiwanis members will
celebrate Kiwanis International’s 70th
birthday during Kiwanis Anniversary
Week. January 20-26. according to
Arnold Locklear. President of the
Pembroke Kiwanis.
The firs Kiwanis Club was chartered,
in January 1915 in Detroit. Michigan.
Today the organization has grown to'
include 8.100 clubs and 310 members in
80 nations and geographic areas. Clubs
are composed of business and profes
sional men involved in voluntary com
munity service under the motto "We-
Build." Pembroke Kiwanis was charter
ed September, 1961.
Last year Kiwanis Clubs raised and'
spent $41.4 million for community
service projects, with special emphasis
on the needs of underprivileged children.
Individually, members sijo contribut
ed more than 21 million man huiirs to
service work.
Pembroke Kiwanis service activities
have included the followingisponsorship
of a Little League Baseball Team;
participated in the Kiwanis Foundation;
gave a gift of 10 season tickets to the
children of Odum Home to the Perform
ing Arts Center at PSU; sponsor of Boy
Scout Troop 327; participated in the
Farm-City Week; the club also supports
the annual giving campaign to the
Waccamaw Boys Home; also assisted the
Circle K at Pembroke State University to
receive its Charter during 1984.
Marshall Locklear