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Celebrating 100 Years of Indian Education^ in Robeson
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CENTENNIAL OF EDUCATION. & ^
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PEMBROKE, N.C fci ATrf-t^ulSctaD," ROBESON COUNTY
VOLUME J3 NUMBER 13 25c PER COPY THURSDAY. MARCH 28, 1985
J A HELPING HAND f
f FOR 7
I T.J. LOCKLEAR j
T J. Loddear
Taylor Johnson Locklear
who is better known as T.J. is
an enrollee at LRDA, Fair
grove Head Start Center. T.J.
is fear years old and Uvea with
Ma taoMTMs. ftrenda Cock- ~
tear aad brother Lacwma. ?? ?
T.J. has Leukemia. Tnrou
gh the assistance of Head
Start staff and T.J.'s mother
he has been traveling to Duke
University Medical Center for
treatments.
m
T.J. will continue to receive
needed assistance while en
rolled in the Head Start
Program. However, the cen
ters operation will close out at
the end of May, 1985. Our
concern about T.J. will not
end there.
It is the staffs hope that the
community minded citizens
will find within their hearts to
help give T.J. a happier and
more secure future. In order
to accomplish this goal, there
will need to be a fund set up to
assist in his transportation
for treatments, medication
and clothing. Please consider
that anyone of us could be in a
similar sitution and that we all
need each others help.
Any funds that are contri
buted should be sent to LRDA
Head Start Program. P.O.
Bo* 68. Pembroke, NC to the
attention of Mrs. Patricia B.
Locklear, Director. Office
phone 521-8602.
An account will be opened
as aSti k possible at t local
bank- for this fond. Criteria
will be developed by Mrs.
Locklear and other interested
persons as to how the funds
will be used. Please make
checks payable to T.J. Lock
lear Fund.
Magnolia High School
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School, waa tho lacfcjr wtaaor
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-A Continuing Saga
CELEBRATING100 YEARS OF INDIAN
EDUCATION IN ROBESON
MY ARRIVAL;
EDUCATIONAL
SIDELIGHTS
by Lew Barton
The sun rose over the
Lumbee heartland in Robeson
County. North Carolina, like a
bright new blaze of promise
and glory. It was Tuesday.
June 4, 1918, a good time to
be born... and also a bad one.
World War I was just 5
months and 7 days away from
Armistice. And as I entered
Jthe great new outside world,
doubtless my chubby little
arms and legs flailed the air in
appreciation of my new-found
freedom. 1 have been told, I
let out an ear-shattering scre
ech of triumph.
"It's a boy!" Announced
'Aunt Cis' Blue, mama's
attending midwife who was
also a relative and a friend.
"You've got yourself a real
son at last. Catherine Ann."
And with that, she smacked
me smartly on the bottom to
elicit a scream and thus clear
my throat of any possible
impediment to my ability to
breathe.
Mama beamed, prouder
' than a peacock. Mary Jane,
Elsie Mae, Elizabeth and a
deceased infant named Edith.
' IWMff ttiHKtt'Otfrto be girls.
And though she didn't know it
then, I was to be her only son.
Gay. Thelma and Alta Mae,
who came along later, all
turned out to be girls. This is
the circumstance, I suppose,
more than any other, that
caused me to be a very spoiled
brat. My father, Harker Ran
dolph Barton, Was equally
proud of his son. But he
wisely spoiled me a lot less.
Breast-fed and loved by ail
the family. I couldn't have
had a happier babyhood.
Mama was the baby sister
of James Dial, Sr., one of the
original trustees of the Croa
tan Indian Normal School,
who was also a farmer and
successful business man.
Mama used to tell me that
everything Uncle Jim touch
ed, turned to gold. Our family
tradition has it that it was he
who loaned the late R.H.
Livermore, Sr. the $500 he
ne.eded to get set up in
biuiness. That business flou
rished and was to develop into
a multi-enterprise which is
still called today Pates Supply
Co., Inc. My mother was the
daughter of the late Marcus
Dial and Elizabeth Harris
Dial. My father was the son of
Florence Goins and Buddy
Barton. Papa was physically
small, so much so that he
came to be called "Little
Man."*, ? '
But physically was the only
way Papa was small. A
sawmill man by trade, he was
respected far and wide as
"the blame best sawyer and
lumber man anywhere here
abouts."
In spite of Papa's hard work
at the sawmill every day.
however, he found time to
study and take care of the
correspondence of many illit
erate fellow Lumbees at
night, often by firelight. So
successful was he in this
respect that jealous lawyers
once hailed him into court for
"practicing law without a
license." Fine: $100.
If Papa had charged for his
services, the fine might have
been justified. Also, he would
have been much better off,
financially.
But he never did, this
brilliant man who had only a
6th grade formal education.
Papa tried to fire me with
the ambition to become a
lawyer, as there was not one
among our people. Law , how
ever. was not my cup of tea. 1
wanted to reach many more
people than a law practice
would have afforded. 1 wish
Papa could have lived to see
all the Lumbee attorneys
there are around today! We
have an abundance of them,
which would make Papa very
happy if only he could know
about it today. "Our people
need lawyers of their own.
Sonny," he used to tell me,
using the nickname by which
he always addressed me.
I grew up believing in
education, mostly because no
one knew better than my
father how desperately our
people needed it. I thought of
that several years ago when I
received the national Knight
of Mark Twain Award for my
"contribution to American
poetry."
Theodore Maynor: He
Was PSU'sNo. 1
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Sports Fan
by Gene Warren
You could see him ai every
PSU athletic event, it seemed.
Theodore Maynor, with his
big jaw and gravel voice
which could pierce concrete.
At baseball games in parti
cular he would station himself
behind the fence on the third
base side and yell encour
agement to the Braves?or
distract the opposition. Psy
chologically he was like an
extra team member.
When a PSU batter stepped
to the plate, the voice would
thunder forth: "Hit that
rock!"
In the early 1970s when Ail
American pitcher lefthander
Ron Norman of PSU was
leading the nation in strike
outs, Maynor's sideline voice
salvos were at their best.
"Look out, batter " he would
yell.
But Theodore Maynor. who
died last Wednesday of a
heart proMem, was not just a
Braves' baseball fan. He
supported all of the teams- i
with his presence, which is J
the most important way to <
back them, and also with his
pocket book if there was a
need.
Known as "Mr. T." May
nor was acknowledged by all
as the Braees' No. I fan.
r?era!atriees were con
ducted for him Friday at an
Overflowing First United
broke. Theodore Msynor
would have been 78 years old
on April 27
The (WSehes of PSU were
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among the many in atten
dance.
Dr. Pay Pennington, athle
tic director who was an
honorary pall bearer, said of
Mavnor: "He was one of the
greatest supporters of our
athletic program that our
school ever had. No doubt
about it. In the years I've
been at PSU since 1%3. he
never missed a game. He was
100 percent behind us in spirit
as well as financially. Any
time we went to the national
tournaments or meets, he was
always up front helping us.
We'll miss him. He was not
only our top fan--but a close
personal friend as welU"
Harold Ellen, PSU head
baseball coach since 1968,
had these comments: "He
was our most staunch suppor
ter. He was at most every
game at home and many on
the road. I'll never forget in
1974 when we played at
Greenwood. SC in the NAIA
Area playoffs. There he was
with Pete Hunt. I believe he
was there Tuesday afternoon
when we played. Our ball
players loved him. He kept
things pumped up. He always
chipped in to help us. Aifd it
was not just in baseball, it was
in track, all sports. If all
fans were like Theodore May
nor, it would make coaching
and playing so much more
etfjoyable."
Billy Lee. PSU head men'i
basketball coach for the last
seven years, said this of
Maynor: "1 don't think any
one was more loyal to the
University or our basketball
program than Theodore May
nor. 1 always loved to go over
to the corner where he sat at
oar bask?tball\ fanes and
greet him. He was usually
sitting in a chair and leaning
back. He was always behind
as- regardless of how things
were going. He was an
inspiration and a positive
supporter. We've tout a true
friend to our University and
basketball program
Theodore Maynor. a char
ter member of PSXTi Athletic
Hall of Fame, wil always be
remembered by the Univer
sity he loved so well.
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PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS
CAREER AWARENESS
WEEK APRIL 15-19
Prospect School will ob
serve Career Awareness
Week Friday. April 19 from 9
a.m. until 11 a.m. Various
speakers and career fantasy
day will be the highlights. The
community invited to partici
pate and attend.
HELP SOMEONE
Have you ever been
hungry? Have you ever been
cold? Have you ever been
_ loney? Were you ever timid?
Were you ever without money
and without a job? Were you
ever sick or had someone in
your family ill? Were you ever
without a home or without a
bed to sleep in? Were you
ever unable to pay your light
and water bills? Were you
ever threatened to have these
cut off?
If you had any one of these
experiences you can have an
idea of how it feels to be
wihtout all of these. Have you
thought that maybe you can
very easily bring joy and
security to many people right
close to your own community?
Among these are the Pee Dee
Indians. Just the other day a
family of 8, with only two
small beds to sleep in receiv
ed ' t donart&h Of; -V doable
bed. a mattress, and sheets.
What a wonderful gift. A
family is very grateful.
If you have something you
can donate, call Mrs. Annie
Ruth Hunt, a VISTA worker
for Council of Native Ameri
cans at 523-5873 or Mrs.
Janet Cummings, teacher,
774-7414. Your greatest
reward is that of bringing joy
to someone who really needs
to feel joy!
FIVE DAY PLAN TO
STOP SMOKING
Beginning Sunday night,
March 31. 1985. a five-day
smoking clinic will begin. The
clinic is free to all who want to
join. It is a highly successful
plan and has been used for
many years with excellent
results. No drugs or therapies
are used in the plan.
The clinic is being held at
the Seventh-day Adventist
Church, located about 2 miles
West of Pembroke at the
junction of Hwy. 710/711. The
program will start at 7 p.m.
sharp. There is no cost or
obligation, whatsoever.
Literally thousands of peo
ple have kicked the habit
through this program. This is
your opportunity to take ad
vangate of proven techniques
to rid yourself of this habit
and find "a new lease on
life." Find what food really
"tastes" like, again. Find the
joy of not being out of breath
so soon when you exercise.
Find how good you will feel
again, once you kick the habit.
Find out how to quit smoking
without gimmicks or drugs.
Come and bring a friend.
This program works best
when you have someone to
work with who will encourage
and help you along. However,
if you come by yourself, rest
assured that others will be
these alone, too, and you will
find and make friends that
wil give your courage and
strength to "kick the habit."
If you need further infor
mation, or if you have ques
tions, feel free to call 521
9076 or 521-2534 after 4 p.m.
SUCCESSFUL BLOOD
DRIVE HELD
Pi Betta Chi, the busi
ness fraternity at PSU. spon
? sored a blood drive on Wed
i nesday, March 20, 1985. The
' contributions were outstand
ing. Not only blood donors of
where there were 128 our of
148 potential donors who
tried. The goal was 100 pints
since it was the third blood
drive this year. The fraternity
discussed and decided to
solicite from the Pembroke
area donations. The response
was outstanding. Following is
> apartial list of businesses who
donated items necessary to
support the American Red
Cross Blood Drive. They
include: Hills. Nabisco Co.,
Coca Cola Bottling Co., Lum
berton. Terry's Superette,
Parks Foodland, Rowland,
Jimmy Harris. Quick Stop,
Hardee's Chicken Hut, Big
John's, Pembroke Quik Shop,
Glenn Jacobs, manager,
John's Service Center, Alice
Dial, Mary Lee Goins, James
Moore, Clark's Grovery, Pat
Lowry, James Oxendine of
Oxendine's Grocery.
A special thanks to all of
you for making this happen
Special thanks is due to Hill's
and Harvey Godwin, Mgr.
! and to TKE Fraternity at PSU
for their help also. >
SCIENCE FAIR AT
PINEY GROVE
The recently held Science
Fair at Piney Grove School
was very prestigious in every
way. Students of grades k- 3
displayed group work activi
ties and received the follow
ing awards: Miss Tara Dial's
class took first place honors
wth a display on "Force)"
Miss Melba Locklear's class
was awarded second place by
showing "What Air Can Do;"
Mrs. Edith Strickland's class
won third place with a display
on "Star," and Mrs. Betty
Brooks' class received "Hon
orable Mention" for an exhi
bit on "Shells."
The categories for grades
4-6 were Life Science. Physi
cal Science and Earth Science.
First, second and third place
ribbons were awarded to the
following students in each
category: Earth Science: Ad
rian Cade, first place winner;
Janissa Parker, second place
winner; and a tie for third
place with Anita Jacobs and
Denise Hammonds. Life Sci
ence winners were Terry
Lawson, first place; Timothy
Hunt, second place; and Carol
Hardy, third place. Physical
Science winners were Racquet
Johnson, first place; Patricia
Locklear. second place; and
the Pieper twins. Mary and
Ctndy, third place.
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The fair was coordinated by
Mrs. Bertha Pighet.
BOOK FAB AT
UNION CHAPEL SCHOOL
Union Chapel School will
have its Book Fair in the
school library during the week
of April 1-5. According to
the librarian, there will be
several books, and assorted
materials available for pur
chase by the students.
Students are e noon raged to
select appropriate books and
materials suitable to their
reading levels.
The Robeson County Heal
th Department recently held a
Health Poster Contest for
participants from the Robeson
Connty School Systems. Uni
on Chapel School is very
proud of Andy Scott who
won first place at the local
level.
Charles Andrew Scott,
known at school as Andy, is a
fifth grade student at Union
Chapel School. His parents
are Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Scott. Andy's teachers are
Mrs. Jennifer Melvln and
Mrs. Yvonne Wallace [home
room teacher].
Andy eqjoys drawing and
rondlng. Bswama bins ribbon
wfthaeer?fc?t*aniaPrtIlc
Health Week T-Shlrt. His
poster was judged on origi
nality and artistic quality as
well as neatness.
PUBLIC HEARING ON BILL
FRIDAY'S SUCCESSOR
SCHEDULD APRIL 9
One of six public hearings
in North Carolina to allow its
citizens to express their views
concerning the qualifications
needed by the person who
succeeds William Friday as
president of the University of
North Carolina 16-campus
system-and the future of the
UNC system-will be held at
Fayetteville State University
Tuesday. April 9. at 7:30 p.m.
The public hearing will take
pjace in Butler Little Theatre
on the Fayetteville State
University campus.
This will be the only public
hearing in southeastern North
Carolina. Other public hear
ings are being held state
wide.
After conducting the hear
ings, receiving relevant in
formation from other sources
and consulting with individu
als and groups deemed
appropriate, the search com
mittee with the advisory
committee will develop a
statement establishing the
criteria to be used in selecting
the president.
Persons from the PSU
region who wish to speak at
the public hearing are asked
to contact Gene Warren,
director of public information.
PSU. at 919-S21-4214. Est.
249. The amount of time each
speaker will be allowed will be
determined by the number of
speaking requests received.
Deadline for those wishing to
speak is Friday, April 5. They
should contact Warren by
then.
Coordinating tpeaking
arrangements for the pnhWc
hearing is Denise Mahone. |
assistant to the chancellor of
Fayetteville State University
Persons wishing to contact
her dbectiy may calt: (919)
486-1141 by FH4ay. April 5
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Watch for Plans on
Pembroke Railroad
Depot Next Weekl