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THE CAJlOLiNA INDIAN VOICE
"BaUhg Ciarakatlve Bridget
PEMBROKE, N.C fc ATri-*?ci?js?Ung" ROBESON COUNTY
VOLUME 13, NUMBER 14 25c PEK COPY
lUliRSDAT, APRIL 4, IMS
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Little Miss Deep Branch
Leslie Barton and Junior Miss
Deep Branch Natascha Wag
oner are accompanied by the
first Tiny Miss Deep Branch
Shelly Denyaie Scott.
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CELEBRATING
100 YEARS OF INDIAN
EDUCATION IN ROBESON
MY UNFORGETTABLE
FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL
By Lew Barton
Before the U.S. Supreme
Court, in effect, banned The
Holy Bible and public prayer
in U.S. schools, the schools of
our people held chapel exer
cises regularly. There was an
opening prayer, Bible reading
and various announcements
and comments, by members
of the school staff, usually;
after which the children gave
short recitations or recitals.
The practice was referred to
as "giving a speech." It gave
teachers an opportunity to
show-off and encourage pro
mising students, and was, in '
all probability, the most pop
ular activity of the school
week.
I still wasn't old enough to
enter, though, when my eld
est sister, Mary Jane Barton,
took me to school with her one
day. Her one wish was to
show-off her only blood bro
ther-in-full. But I only
brought her shame and re
gret.
When time came for the
students to give short recitals,
1 was urged forward to do my
bit, too, eight along with the
kids already enrolled. 1 knew
several short poems from
memory. But if Mary Jane
had realized "the little spee
ch" 1 would recite, she
probably would have set on
me to keep me off that stage:
"The woodpecker sneezed,
the woodpecker coughed,
sneezed so hard he sneezed
his pecker right off I"
Unaware of the ambiquity
of my pitiful little offering, I
thought I did pretty well.
Afterall. the kids clapped, and
yelled, and langhed their
hearty approval, didn't they?
I got a bigger hand than
anyone who spoke that day.
But Mary Jane was aghast.
She snuck^me away and took
rang. "Mama. do you know
what this crazy young-un did
at school tpday?" She burst
9M. ha tears, as MM as we
reached ?he house.
"Wha'd I do? Wha'd I
do?" 1 wanted to know. And
so did Mama.
"He quoted a nasty poem
right up on the stage In front
of the whole school, that's
what he did! Boy, you'll never
go with me to school again as
long as you live! You hear
me?"
"It's your own fault!" said
mama, scarcely able to con
ceal her amusement. "I told
you Ludy (the nickname she
always used for me) wasn't
old enough to|>o to that school
with you! 1 told you. but no.
you wouldn'Misten!"
"Well, it's his first day and
his last day, so far as I'm
concerned! Mama, how am I
ever going to face my friends
again?"
Mama told Mary Jane
comfortingly that "nobody in
their right mind would pay
any attention to the mistakes
of a child that small."
But they did. And what I
failed to understand was why.
They still remembered
when I entered the Primer
Grade the next year. But by
this time I'd sworn off poetry,
"forever," I told myself.
My next chapel appearance
was to play "There's An Old
Spinning Wheel In The Par
lor" on a harmonica.
Needless to say, however,
my second public appearance
dwPtit evoke as much ap
plause'as my first. And as for
Mary Jane, she was as
pleased as a peacock.
See? I told you. I've always
been a ham... but seldom a
bore.
I still remember with great
warmth Mrs. Elizabeth Oxen
dine Maynor who took me in
hand early in my school years.
She tried to make something
out of me, and remained my
friend until her death some
time ago.
I don't have room to teU you
used to chop wood to keep her
and her pupil** warm. Be
sides, you'd only think I was
I PAGEANT WINNERS
AT DEEP BRANCH
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ELEMENTARY
j SCHOOL
Deep Branch -Elementary
School held their annual Little
Miss and Junior Miss Deep
Branch Pageant Friday night
in the school auditorium.
Miss Leslie Barton, a third
grade student of Ms. Evelyn
Meares, is the new Little Miss
Deep Branch. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Barton of Route 4,
Lumberton. Leslie sang "Put
Your Hand In The Hand" for
^ the talent competition. She
was accompanied on the piano
by Mr. Danny Elliott. Miss
. Cynthia Oxendine, daughter
Iff Mrs and Mrs. Delton
)xendine of Route 1, Rowland
/as first runner up. Miss
Tanya Deese, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Deese of
Route 4, Lumberton was
second runner up.
The Junior Miss Deep
Branch is Miss Natascha
Wagoner, a sixth grade stu
dent of Ms. Kosella Brooks.
Natascha did a song and
dance routine "My Guy." She
is the daughter of Ms. Nyra
Wagoner. The first runner up
was Miss Natalie Hunt,
daughter of Mr. & Mrs.
Grady Hunt, Rt. 6, Lumber
ton. Miss Wanda McNeiH was
the 2nd runner-up. She is the
daughter of Mr. James
McNeill.
The faculty and staff would
like to thank everyone who
helped to make this pageant
possible. Mr. Walter G.
Oxendine is the principal of
Deep Branch.
(Photo by Bill Hunt)
Elected
to Serve
On
Consumer
Board
Ms. Shirley Locklear. Pro
ject Director of the Com
munity Service Block Grant at
Lumbcc Regional Develop
ment Association,' has been
elected to serve on Food
Lion's newly organized Con
sumer Advisory Board.
In sen ing on the Consumer
Advisor> Board, Ms. Locklear
will assist in evaluating Food
Lion's operation and making
recommendations as to how
they can better serve its
customers. She will be one of
ten mer.bers on this Board
from throughout their six
state operating area. Each
Board member will serve a
one-year term and attend
quarterl) meetings in Salis
bury, North Carolina.
Ms. L cklear was informed
of her new appointment by
Ms. Mare Robinson, Special
Project'- Administrator of
Food Lion. Ms. Locklear had
been recommended for the
position
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High school and Junior Ugh
school students from 43 scho
ols ii southeastern North
Carolina took part in tho
annual PSU Mathematics Cou
teat last Thursday. Plaques
wcat to the wkuhg indivldo
?is and teams in the Algebn
I, Algebra II, and Geousotsj
categories.
MAGNOLIA
SCHOOL'S
"Miss
F.H.A. |
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PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS
KKEtlNtl MfcKIlNU
AT NORTH PEMBROKE .
Welton Lowry, Precinct 1.
Chairman tor North Pembroke
Precinct, encourages all
Democrats to attend a precin
ct meeting on Tuesday, April
9, at 7 p.m. at the Pembroke
Middle School, which is the
polling place for North Pem
broke Precinct.
Chairman Lowry urges all
interested Democrats to
attend and participate in the
election of nine delegates to
the County Democratic Con
vention to he Meld April 13 in
the Lumberton Court House.
SATW MINISTRIES TO
BE PRESENTED
Strike at the Wind mini
series will be presented April
20. 1985 at the Riverside
Country Club Amphitheatre.
Admission for children is
$2.00. Admission for adults is
$3^00. The show will begin at
8 p.m. and everyone is invited
to attend.
Miss
Teen
Pageant
April 21
The U.S.A. Teen Miss
-Pageant is com
pageant festivities being held
in the I'ipd ballroom of the
Married Hotel in Raleigh on
Sunday. April;21st.
Girls it! gr ides seven thru
twelve that would like to
represeki th?ir area in the
official ta'e (finals, may re
ceive at application by sub
mitting a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to: N.C.
Teen V s Applications, 31
Mill Pit a Soad. Danbury,
Conn. 0( If. or by calling the
nations headquarters at
203/74W#2.
Eachgirl accepted as a
contest will receive a tiara
and and will officially
reprtenV the pageant in
par^s and other local acti
vity during their one year
I oniesiants will compete
4he state title and crown in
ening Gown. Interview and
^ jmmunications Competi
ons. The winner will re
eive a $1,000 cash scho
srsntp award. Each of the ten
^mi-finalists will receive a
ielf-study modeling course
and trophies will be awarded
to the court-of-honor; plus,
Numerous recognition
awards.
The newly crowned N.C.
State Winner will go on to
compete with 49 other state
finalists in the New York City
National Finals where she will
be competing for $10,000 in
awards.
NAME
CHANGE
The'Migrant and Seasonal
Farmworkers Association, lnc
announces its change of name
to TELAMON CORP.
Established in 1965,
the organization has operated ??
human services programs pri
manly for migrant and other
seasonal farm laborers. Ex
pansion of programs to other
low income groups was a
factor in seeking a name
change. Telamon Corp.'s off
ices in Robeson County wiir
continue to serve farm work- (
ers through employment and 1
job training programs. For .<
information concerning ehgi- ^
bility or program services
contact: P.O. Box 1120, Coi
sge Court, Pembroke, NC
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Sean Chavia, son of Mra.
Francine Chavis of Pembroke,
is an outstanding student of
the sixth grade at Pembroke
Middle School. He was the
winner of the school's spelling
competition and represented
hit school in the kohesaja
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March 12 at the county
library.
Another honor fax-faded
winning the sixth grade math
competition In hia school. H?
will enter the county math
contest April 12th.
Sean, a student la Mrs.
Ruby Buchanan's roam, la a
wrii-rounded, all American
boy who enjoys sport*, read
ing and other hobbles. [Photo
by Elmer W. Hunt)
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LET'S SAVE
THE
PEMBROKE
RAILROAD HI
DEPOT! II
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please help!
lets save
the pembroke
Railroad depot!
Send Contributions tot.
PEMBROKE HISTORIC
PROPERTIES COMMISSION
P.O. Box 1075
Pembroke, N.C. 2S372
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Pray...
For a renewed ?en?
* at spiritual tualipl
Tient on this rvoty day
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