Celebrating 100 Years of Indian Education in Robeson J|
Kditor't iwltt Our Mm I Mate
Lawt, Ch. SI d?tl|tt(la| Item >pV
and providing for m Mm S(M
System. Read the CwoUna indtea Vatea
.JiHHHll PUBUSHED EACH THURSDAY ^?u? ?i ??ddi. M,
throughout 19S5 hi cotebrudou of our
' CENTENNIAL OF EDUCATION. ? S1 ?
raTHE CAROLINA INDIAN VO 1 E
"Battdtaf C??icmtlve Bridge*
PEMBROKE. N.C U ATrf-?*cfad S*tttat" ROBESON CC ',
VOLUME 13 NUMBER 2* THI >v, JUNE 27. IMS
Miss Lam bee Scholarship
Pageant To Be Held July 5
Lumbee Homecoming,
sponsored by LftDA, will
present the annual Miss Lum
bee Scbolsrship Pageant on
Friday, July S. 1985 at PSU's
Performing Arts Center at 8
p.m.
The Pageant serves as a
showcase of talent and poise
for young ladies of the
Lumbee Community. By en
tering this annual event,
which is a preliminary page
ant for the Miss America
Scholarship Pageant young
women not ony have an
opportunity to present their
talent and professionalism to
the community, but they have
an opportunity to compete for
valuable educational scholar
ships to supplement their post
secondary education.
This year Lumbee Home
camipg is proud to present the
sevteu lovely and talented
jWQg ladies who are vying
for the tide of Miss Lumbee
1985.
You are invited to attend
the annual Miss Lumbee
Scholarship Pageant this year
and show your community
support for the contestants
from your community
The reigning Miss Lumbee,
Lee Pam Osendine, wil relin
quish her crown at this time.
Shelly Chavis
Contestant #2
Annette Harding
Contestant #5
Tammy Johnson
Contestant 03
Janet Brown
Contestant # 6
Clara Bray boy
Cooteatantfl
Brenda Low en
Contestant #4
Angle Cox
Contestant #7
AWARDS BANQUET
SLATED FOR JULY 3
One of the highlights of
Lumbee Homecoming 1985
will be the Lumbee Awards
Bwqart. The banquet will be
held at the Pembroke Jaycee
Building on July 3, 1985 at
7:30 p.m. The purpose of this
affair is to present four
prestigious awards to Lum
bees who have dedicated their
lives to the plight of the
Lumbee people. These four
swards are 1) Business Per
son Award, 2) Henry Berry
Lowty Award. 3) Distinguish
ed Service Award, and 4)
Advancement of Educaition
Award.
Master of Ceremonies for
tMs affair will be Mr. Gary
Locklear, Law Partner in the
firm of C ha vis and Locklear
-located in Lemberton, NC. He
received his B.A. Degree
from Pembroke State Univer
Appalaehtao Stale University
Also, he received Ms Juris
Doctorate in 1979 from the
University of North Carolina
School of Law. Chapel HBL
NC. He to a practicing*^
* Mat
Who wish to attend to hooor
theaewtnners ill be allowed
the Rev Simeon F. Cum
mings of the Sandy Plaint
community. He has dedicated
his life to improving the
Indian community through his
Christian ministry and will
ingness to help people.
-jaa?i?? i i1 ??
Potm* nf fbf -mm
uripfam it Janet C. Mtyaor
He is a businessman, a
community advocate, a family
man. as well as an individual
with an excellent record of
economic development
achievements.
Advancement In Education
Award winner is Earlie B.
Maytior of Pembroke. He has
been recognized as "an out
standing school volunteer who '
has made a significant impact
on the promotion and ad
vancement of community ed
ucation in North Carolina."
Qtt Dialing adsbed Service
Award has joint recipients
this year: I) Rev. Julian
Raneom of Pembroke and 2)
ggpalt Mitchell of Rowland.
Both recipieAts are well
known for their unique wis
dom, Christian character. ?ad
* '
iteac '* * ? . X.A
in their respective commun
ities which is a sound attri
bute. >'
Congratulations to all the
Honurees. MoAf Accolades
will be given then oo July J.
i^hi. Tickets ate avaiMMe
t ri > n? Gery Deese at LKDA'a
V .
\ J3tL. a>? 2V" -*?
ANA/JTPA complex in Pem
broke. For more information
about tickets call 521-9761.
I
sr-.-.n f j
County Commissioners
Approve a 5 Cents Hike in
Taxes on 4-3 Vote
Oxendine, Morgan and
Douglas say "No!"
Lumberton-After sundry bud
get sessions, the county
commissioners officially ap
proved the budget for the
coming fiscal year Monday
night. It means, essentially,
that the property tax rate is
91c on $100 evaluation of real
property. For instance, under
the new rate, the owner of a
home valued~at' S50.OOO will
pay about $455 in property
taxes. Under rhe old rate of 86
cents, the ow ner was paying
about $430.
County Manager Jim Mar
tin, in his first budgetary
battle after replacing Paul
G'raham as chief executive,
had orginallv asked for a 10
cent hike in taxes. The county
commissioners trimmed an
other cent off Martin's re
quest Monday night before
finally approving the budget
on an unusual 4-3 vote. Voting
for the measure were
commission chairman Sammy
Cox, and H.T. Taylor. Bill
Hemdon and Carl Britt. Vot
ing against the budget were;
Wyvis Oxendine. Jack Mor
gan At Henry Douglas. It is
interesting to note that all
those in favor of the new
budget and the 5 cents hike in
taxes are white. Those oppos
ed are Oxendine and Morgan
(Indians) and Douglas
(Black). The new budget
includes a 3 percent increase
in salaries for county employ
ees with a maximum of SbOO
for any employee. The com
missioners also trimmed S14,
103 by eliminating a dog
warden position and also
reduced social services from
S70.000 to $t?0,000 for utili
ties.
KNOW YOUR
POLICEMEN
Donald Kenneth Baker
by Cheryl Bullard
Donald Kenneth Baker, 2b,
of Pembroke is a new comer lo
ihc Pembroke Police Depart
ment. "I've been a PPD tor
four months now and enjoy
working with the other offi
cers." Baker said.
According to Baker, a for
mer auto mechanic for eight
years, he will enroll in the
Basic Police Training Pro
gram at Robeson Technical
College this month. "1 also
plan to enroll in two other
courses: burglary and narco
tics investigation," Baker
commented.
When asked why he chose
police work over auto mecha
nics. Baker said, "I've been
interested in law enforcement
since high school. Further
more. I heard there was an
opening, applied and got the
job."
Officer Baker, his wife,
Foncell and two children
attend Sandy Plains United
Methodist Church, Pem
broke .
Officer Baker is the son of
Donald and Patsy Baker of
the Moss Neck Road, Pem
broke.
FAMILIAR SOUNDS HERALD
ANOTHER SEASON OF
STRIKE AT THE WIND
Rehearsals are in progress for
another season of "Strike at
the Wind."
by Dale Edwards Graham
The sounds are familiar: an
occasional slap because of a
mosquito bite... A small group
of actors on one side of the
stage laughing about a mis
Naif(Bfe.?
summers ago...On stage left
the director is blocking a
scene. The location is the
Lakeside Amphitheatre near
Pembroke. The sounds are
rehearsuis for another season
of Strike at the Wind.
The atmosphere is special.
Young and old. white. Black
and Indian working together
as "one big family." That's
what it takes to prepare the
10th season, a season Director
David Oxendine says "pro
mises to be the best."
Each member involved in
the drama spends approxi
mately 230 hours together
over a 14 week period; six
weeks of rehearsal and eight
weeks of shows. This season
opens Saturday, July 6 and
runs through Saturday, Sept.
7.
Jim Mask, a Lumberton
resident, who is studying
drama at PSU said, "I like the
show... 1 was impressed with
the script." Jim will be
portraying Saunders this sea
son. Ten years... Ten Sea
sons. For several cast mem
bers. their summer is planned
1
well in advance. They will
once again portray a character
in a musical drama they
believe in...a drama that has
become a part of them.
Dora Chavis is returning for
w ajfr ?
tiie character "Aunt Mary"
She said. "The character
'Aunt Mary' gives me the
opportunity to re- live experi
ences in my own life." Mrs.
Chavis cominued, "I love the
drama....It's a show everyone
should take the time to see."
Also celebrating ten years
with Strike at the Wind are
Carnell Locklear, general
manager, who portrays Boss
Strong, a member of the
Lowrie Gang; Robert Bryant,
who portrays Shoemaker
John; and Lee Wiggins, who
portrays Lina McNair and the
Missionary in the show.
in talking with former and
present cast members over
the last ten years, they all
have the same sentiment:
they hope the local population
will take the time to see the
production. Many involved
say that residents of
Robeson County take for -
granted that the drama is
there and they will see the
show someday. If the facts
were known, probably the
majority of the residents of
Robeson County have not
seen Strike at the Wind yet.
Like a lot of people this
writer was skeptical at first,
but after seeing the show one
per se?s^^'why^!^^^ny/'"
times? Well, it's a part of \
me...It's a part of my history. \
And it's a part of yoars.
Strike at the Wind tells the
story of how we all have
progressed over the last 120
years. How we all have
learned from our mistakes...
How we have all become
better people by learning
from our mistakes.
The show offers music, as
arranged by Willie Lowery.
The show tells a love story. It
tells of hate and resentment,
of defeat and triumph. It is a
story for all people...A story
for young and old. It's great
comedy, music, drama, action
and it's a great show for the
entire family.
Make this the year you see
Randolph Umberger's "Strike
at the Wind." One thing is
sure, you will want to see it
again.
Ticket prices are 57 reserv
ed. S5.50 for general admissi
on, S4.50 for senior citizens
(65 and over) and S3 for
children under 12. For more
information call the Strike at \
the Wind offices at (919) 521
3112.
Calendar Of Event,t
Lumbee Homecoming 1985
Friday, June 21, IMS: Pew
Wow - Riverside Country Club
Field it 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
(Admission SI.00) /'
Saturday, June 29, IMS: Paw
Wow - Riverside Country Chib
Field at 1:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.
(Admission 11.00)
Tasaday, July 2, IMS: Kick-Off
Dance Presenting Miss Lumbee
Contestants - Pembroke Jayvee
Clubhouse at 8:30 p.m. (Admission
$3.00)
Wednesday, inly 3, IMS:
Business A Award Banquet -
Pembroke Jayeee Clubhouse at
7:30 p.m. (Admission S6.50)
, ? -V#?r A.?;?,.?
^Thnrsday, inly 4, lMSt LitUS
:
. k m (Admistioe 15 OQl
, . . ?- n
Friday, Jaly 5, IMS: Coronation
Ball - Old Foundry Banquet Room
at 11:00 p.m. (Admission $12.00
per couple. Breakfast Included)
Satarday, Jaly (, IMS:
Activities in the Park ? Pembroke
Town Park at 7:30 a.m. until 3.-00
p.m. 6 Mile Race, 3 Mile Faa
Walk, Booths in the Park A
Traders, also Country Cooking,
(LIVE) Z10I FM Entertainment,
Weight Lifting, Arts A Crafts
Satarday, Jaly t, lttlt Lumbee
Pembroke at 1Mb a.m.
Satarday, Jaly t, IMS:
Reception and Art Display ? Old
Main, Pembroke State University
at 1140 ka. until ISO pan. . ^ ^
ls.00
U.OO - Reserved Seats $6.00)