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PEMBROKE, N.C MAM-leddS^e" ROBESON COUNTY
VOLUME 13 NUMBER 10. ' Me Kl COPY 'THURSDAY, MARCH7, 1985
March 18 DATE FOR
PUBHC HEARING DESIGNATING
PEMBROKE RAILROAD STATE AS
AN "HISTORIC PROPERTY"
Pembroke-The Pembroke Town Council
met Monday night and deliberated on a
number of matters of concern. One item
was the designation of the Pembroke
Railroad Station as an historic property.
After hearing from Bruce Barton."
Chairman of the Pembroke Historic
Properties Commission, the council set
March 18 as the date for a public hearing
on the fate of the historically- significant
structure.
Bruce Barton, the chairman of the
commission w hich w as chartered by town
ordinance on November 5. PJ8-4 explain
ed what had been happening since then.
The ordinance and historical research
has been quite lengthy and exhaustive
and "has taken a lot of effort on a lot of
people's part."
Barton paid special tribute to Dr. Bob
Hersch. director of library services at
PSU. for helping in the initial research
and development of the ordinance. Dr.
Hersch had been named to the historic
properties commission out w as forced to
resign because he does not live in the
Pembroke area as demanded by the
ordinance. Other members of the
commis??-tn are: Mrs. Mary H. -rLocktear
and Mrs. Lucy Locklear; also serving as
j members of the body are Mayor Milton
Hunt and Clinton Thomas. Jr.. chairman
of Pembroke's Planning Board.
Barton said, at the hearing, "We plan
to do an extensive fund raising campaign
as soon as the building is declared an
historic property., hopefully on the 18th
of March."
In other items...The council effectively
killed the movement to bring the housing
-authority under its administrative wing
by "tabling indefinitely." the matter via a
motion by Councilman Henry W. Oxen
dine. Oxendine noted. "We have
discussed those matters of concern and
are now aware of them....and the subject
has been aired fully." '
And the council also decided to
undertake a revision of its personnel
policies, setting a work session by the
council after the attorney and town
manager "have deleted those things that
are not needed, and adding those things
that will be beneficial to the town and its
employees." Councilman Larrv T.
Brooks noted that his main area of
concern was about steps, classification
and an up to date personnel ntanuel.
Oxendine, who made the motion said.
"It's important that our employees
receive this manuel after it is updated
and that they have a thorough review of
it."
Mayor Hunt joyfully announced that
the town's long awaited 201 Project was
finally approved and ready for imple
mentation. He reminded the audience
that sewer lines, and other improve
ments under the $613,000 project should
be underway soon. Entailing some
14.000 ft. of sewer line the project is .
expected to get underway In late April or
early May, according to Town Manager
McDuffie Cumntings.
The Council also accepted, with
regret, the resignation of Mrs. Maggie
Oxendine from the Recreation Com
mission, replacing her with Mrs. Essie
Locklear.
And Town Manager Cumntings re
ported that the town's community
development program in the Jones Street
area "is coming along nicely."
Finalist in Miss
U.S. Teen Pageant
Mitt Nlchole Raquael
McLemore. daughter of Ce
celia McLeaiore and LTC
Wllbun McLemore hat beea
selected aa a state finalist la
the IMS Mitt North Carolina
U.S. Teea Pageant.
The Miss North Carolina
U.S. Teee Pageant It the
ddt pcetehMfy to
the Mat U.S. Teea Pageant
te he heM la My, IMS.
Ntehele It IS yew eM ead It a
and Mn'staafcTcw
mlngs of Pembroke and Mr.
?ad Mr*. W redrew
McLemore of Little Rock,
Arkansas.
The Ml** North Carolina
U.S. Teen Pageant wB bo
bold la Raleigh, NC on March
30, IMS at the Ramada Ma
Ape*. Sponsors an Cheap
Jaani of Fayettevflle, Pom
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AROUND
THE
COUNTY
UTTLE MISS LUMBERTON
PAGEANT PLANNED
A Little Miss Lumberton
Pageant will be sponsored by
the Lumberton Jaycee Wom
en on March 16th. 7:30 p.m.
at the Lumberton Senior High
School. The pageant is for
girls between the ages of five
and seven. Applications are
now being accepted. Contact
Diane Wilkins at 739-5824.
Diane Oliver at 739-3678 or
Kathy Carmical at 739- 7506
after 5:30 p.m. for entry
information.
PEMBROKE PTA TO MEET
There will be a meeting
of the Pembroke Elementary
School's PTA on Monday.
March 11. !98Sat 7:30 p.m. at
the school. The topic will be
child abuse and all parents
are urged to attend.
DEEP BRANCH PRE
SCHOOL CUNIC PLANNED
The Pre-School Clinic for
Deep Branch Eleihentary
Kindergarten will be Friday,
March IS. 1985 from 9 a.m. to
12 noon. If you child will be
five yean old by October 16,
1985. please bring birth certifi
cake, shot records and physi
cal examination to register
year child.
Please do not bring chil
dren
Workshops
Part of
Indian
Unity
Conference
The Lumbee Regional De
velopment Association, co
sponsor of the 10th Annual
Indian Unity Conference, has
again been awarded a grant
from the North Carolina Hu
manities Committee of
Greensboro to conduct a
series of cultural related work
shops at the Unity Conference
scheduled for March 14-16,
1985 at the Bordeaux Motor
Inn in Fayetteville. The Ann
ual Unity Conference is a
gathering of Indian leader
ship, scholarship and talent
for purposes of cultural ex
change, fraternitzation and
seeking of solutions to prob
lems of Indians.
Without the support of the
N.C. Humanities Committee,
outstanding scholars who can
address the humanistic con
cerns of N.C. Indians would
not be possible. Such grants
by the committee has helped
the Annual Conference grow
in sophistication and concept
and also reach a larger and a
more diverse audience inclu
ding students and members of
academic institutions.
Tt A. 1 1 1_ .1
ine grant awaraea oy me
committee will allow human
ists to provide 4 workshops
during the conference so that
participants can jointly ex
amine Indian beliefs and
values, recognition and cele
bration of Indian Culture, and
the direction for future de
velopment. The workshop
will promote group involve
ment and discussion.
The public is invited and
encouraged to participate in
the Tenth Annual Unity Con
ference which will serve as
host to the workshops. Confe
rence registration is $30 and
includes materials, work
shops, banquet, dance, and
breakfast. The work shops are
funded by the N.C. Humani
ties Committee and are free
and open to the general
public. Workshops are sched
uled as follows:
Thursday, March 14- 3:45
5:15 p.m. "Perspective on
Native American Values."
Speakers are Dr. Dean Cha
vers. Principal Partner of
i Dean Chavers and Associates;
and Dr. David Eliades, Assoc.
Professor. Dept. of History
and American Indian Studies
at PSU. "Indian Values vs
Non-Indian Values." Speaker
is Dr. John Wunder. Profess
or. Dept. of History. Clemson
University.
Friday, March 15- 10:15
?11:45 a.m. "Celebrating our
Native Culture." Speakers
Lindsay Watreii. Chairman
400th Anniversary Committee
and Jaflc Smith. Vice Chair
person. Advisory Comm. on
Native American's Participa
tion in America's 400th
Anniversary Celebration.
"Dealing with Cross Cultu
ral Clash." Speakers- Dr.
Dean Chavers. Principal
Partner of Dean Chavers Sc
Associates; and Arnold Rich
ardson. Artist and Tradition
alist. Haliwa-Saponi Tribe.
For additional information
on cultural workshops contact
Ben Jacobs at LRDA (919)
521-8602. For information on
conference registration con
tact LRDA at 919-521- 8601 or
News
deadline
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renders, beginning with next ^
week's Issae, a 5 p.m.
Tuesday deadline for news
articles appearing in The
Carolina Indian Voice wll be
strictly adhered to. The only
exception to this rale wll be
late breaking news stories.
Our main desire Is to pat
oat ss good an Issue as is
humanly possible, and to put
that Issue in your hands as
quickly as possltle. That is
why It has become necessary
for us to folio# the lead of
other newspapers and adhere
strictly to a deadline.
So, we desperately want
to print your news Items. But,
we need your help in helping
us better serve yon.
Deadline for ads to appear
in The Carolina Indian Voice
1 will be 12 Noon, Wednesday
of the week In which they are
to appear.
Thanking you In advance
for your assistance and co
operation, we are...
THE STAFF AND
MANAGEMENT OF
THE CAROLINA
INDIAN VOICE
Penn
State
offers
Indian
Fellowships
Graduate fellowships are
available for American Indian
students to enroll in the
special education teacher
training program at the Penn
sylvania State University. The
deadline for inquiries is April
15. ,
5 The American Indian Spec
ial Education Teacher Train
ing Program was established
in 1983 with a three- year
grant from the U.S. Depart
ment of Education. Partici
pants receive a monthly sti
pend of about S600 plus travel
expenses and a remission of
tuition.
Dr. Anna Gajar. associate
professor of special education
is director of the program,
which is affiliated with the
University's nationally recog
nized Native American Pro
gram.
Dr. Gajar says, "The teacher
training program is designed
to prepare American Indian
students to work with handi
capped American Indian chil
dren." Special seminars on
American Indian Education
are conducted in
conjunction with the Native
American Program.
Graduates of the program
are qualified for the following
employment opport unities:
(a) Teacher of Special Educa
tion. (b) Special Education
Program Coordinator and
Consultant, (c) Special Edu
cation Program Developer,
and (d) Special Education /
positions with the Bureau of.
Indian Affairs.
i Applications for the fall
semester, beginning August
1985. are now being accepted.
Participants will receive the
master of education degree in
special education .\ Depending
on applicant qualifications,
study will involve a one- year
course commitment.
For mote information, write ;
Dr. Anna Gajar, American t
Indian Special Education
Teacher Training Program,
the Pennsylvania State Uni
versity. 226B Hoot* Building.
Uahrersky Park. Pa. 16808 or
oaM the program office (814)
863-2*4.
Applications
or Miss Lnmbee
The 1985 Miss Lumbee
PReliminary Pageant is sche
duled for Friday, July 5, 1985
at 8 p.m. at PSU's Performing
Arts Center.
Applications for this year's
pageant may be obtained at
the LRDA Annex in Pembro
ke. Young Lumbee ladies
between the ages of 17 and 26
are invited to stop by the
LRDA Annex between the
hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
to pick up applications. For
further information, please
contact Mrs. Florence Ran
som at the LRDA Annex or
call 521-2401.
The reigning Miss Lumbee
is lovely Lee Pam Oxendine.
No entry fee required.
r
Lee Pani Oxendine,
Miss Lumbee
I Elmer Hunt photo]
PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS
WEEK END REVIVAL
You are cordially invited to attend
revival services on March 14. 15 and 17
at Burnt Swamp Baptist Church.
Guest speaker will be the Rev.
Lindbergh Chavis. Services begin at 7:30
p.m. on Thursday-Friday night and 7
p.m. on Sunday. Special music each
night. Rev. Tommy Gist is pastor.
SCIENCE FAIR AT UNION CHAPEL
Union Chapel Elementary School
will have a science fair March 12 in the
school gym. Everyone is invited to come
out and see the projects.
HEYWARD K. LOWRY BECOMES
REGISTERED PHARMACIST
Hey ward K. Lowry of Pembroke
received notice of licensure as a
registered pharmacist in the State of
North Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 27. ?
1985.
Heyward is a graduate of the
University of South Carolina at Colum
bia. He received his Bachelor of Science
in Pharmacy this past December.
Heyward is the second generation of
pharmacists in the Lowry family. His
fahter.Hughes Dulin Lowry. a registered
pharmacist, is also a USC graduate.
Hughes Dulin Lowry is owner of
lowry's Pharmacy in which both he and
Heyward are currently practicing phar
macy.
Congratulations to Mr. Heyward Low
rv on successful completion of the North
Carolina State Boards and on becoming a
?icenscd pharmacist in North Carolina.
PROSPECT ACTIVITIES
Prospect School will hold a PTA
meeting on Thursday. March 7. 1985 at 7
p.m. Everyone is cordially invited to
attend.
Prospect School will be having a
chicken barbecue plate sale on Friday.
March 15. from II a.m. until 8 p.m.
price will be $3 per plate. Everyone is
encouraged to participate.
JOINT FELLOWSHIP REVIVAL
PLANNED
Mt. Olive Baptist Church and Bethel
Hill Baptist Church, both of the
Saddletree area will be holding a joint
Fellowship Revival. March 10-15. Ser
vices will be held at Mt. Olive on Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday., Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday services wiR be
held at Bethel Hill Baptist Gfmrch.
Services begin at 7 p.m. on Sunday and
at 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The speakers will be Rev. Glassie
Locklear. Jr.. pastor of Bethel Hill
Baptist Church, and Rev. Lockie Carter,
pastor of Mt.Olive Baptist Church.
Special music will be presented each
" night by the church choirs. The public is
invited to attend.
QUIT SMOKING
The Robeson County Health De
partment will be offering a lunch time
Quit Smoking Clinic beginning on March
19. Participants wiU meet at the health
department far six consecutive Tuesdays
from 12-1 p.m.
An evening Quit Smoking Clinic will
begin April 16 a the health department.
Participants win meet for six .consecutive
Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
MT. ZION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Mi. Zi??n Christian School of Eureka
Road. Pembroke, organized August,
1984, is accepting applications for the
spring quarter- March I8-Mav 30 and the
1985-86 school year. Program of study
includes kindergarten-college. The scho
ol is recognized bv N.C. Department
of Nun Public School. Office of Governor.
Entrance test neccssarv for full time or
pan time, students. Part time students
may enroll without transferring. Adult,
L.D. and Hard to learn student applica
tions encouraged. Emphasis on reading,
math, science and English. Call 521-0209
Pat Locklcar. Head Teacher.
DEMOCRATS TO HOLD PRECINCT
MEETINGS ON MARCH 7
Democrats across the state will gather
in their precincts Thursday to start
building their organizations for 1986
campaigns.
All registered Democrats are encour
aged to attend their precinct meetings at
8 p.m. on Thursday. March 7. Each
precinct meeting will take place at the
precinct polling place, unless the Demo
cratic county chair announces a change.
Each precinct will elect precinct
officers, including a chair, three vice
chairs, a secretary, a treasurer, and four
active Democrats to serve on the
precinct committee. These fficers will
serve two year terms. Er-ch precinct
meeting will also elect delt gates to the
April 13 Democratic county conventions.
Precinct meetings also offer all
Democrats the opportunity to propose
new strategies for the Democratic Party.
Any Democrat may offer a resolution
suggesting policy or organizational goals
for the party.
For more informant .t. please call your
Democratic county c:iair or state party
headquarters at (919) 821- 2"77.
BLOODMOBILE AT WEST ROBESON
The American Red Cross and the
West Robeson Senior High chapter of
Health Occupations Students of America
(HOSA) will sponsor a Blood mobile in
the school gymnasium on Monday,
March 11 from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. All
interested persons may sign up as donors
with HOSA students or by simply
dropping by the school on March 11. The
heat goes on only when you give. Be a
blood donor.
PLATE SAi K PLANNED
. Pembroke Ass mbly of God will be
holding a Barbecue plate sale on March
"th and 8th in the Town Park. A gospel
ing will be held at the Church Friday
_ night. March 8 at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Larry
Lowry invites everyone to come out and
enjoy the good food and good musk.
AUDITIONS FOR SATW
The auditions for the 1985 produc
tion of "Strike at the Wind" will be held
Saturday. March 30 from 10 a.m. until S
p.m. and Sunday. March 31 frees 1 p.m.
until 5 p.m. at the Riverside Country ?
Club three mfles west of Pembroke an
Highway 1354. In the event of lain. *W
auditions wiU be heM at the LRDA Anueu
[521-2400 fa Pembroke. For mure