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Published each Thursday in Pembroke, N.C. volume 13 number 31 Thursday, august i. was j . | F
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Dial To Run For N.C. Commission
of Indian Affairs Seat
Harold G. Dial
I hope that my candidacy
for the North Carolina Indian
Commission will have a very
positive effect on the Indian
community of Pembroke,
Smiths, and Maxton town
ships. This race is not an
opportunity for Indian people
to be involved in a political
exercise, but it offers a forum
for Indian people to take a
look at the issues that influ
ence their lives and shape
their destinies. May I address
those issues Please?
Probably the most import
ant issue facing the Indian
community is economic de
velopment. Economic devel
opment is the single most
area in which local Indian
agencies have been the least
effective. It goes without
- * - tat,, If J. (kit/*
has no stable economic base it
disintegrates, disappears, or
vanishes. If we as a people
cannot bring in helpful indus
try or assist in developing new
industries in our communi
By Harold G. Dial
ties, there is no other choke
than to move elsewhere. Our
local Indian agencies have
even failed to be productive in
assisting with Small Business
Loans. I plan, if elected to the
commission, to do everything
within my ability to give
direction and assistance to
local Indian agencies to aid
them in the areas of formulat
ing and proposing new arenas
for successful economic de
velopment agendas.
The Indian Commission has
failed to be an active and
vocal voice for the Indian
people. If we as Indian people
have no voice that is listened
to at the state level,"there is
definitely no reason for us to
even try to speak. Maybe it is
because only a few want to try
to speak for the majority and
say with all false assurance
that this is what the Indian
people want, .having never
even asked the Indian people
what they really want. I plan
to ask and I plan to speak, and
I plan for the voice of the
people to be heard not only in
Raleigh, North Carolina, but
also in Washington, D.C.
I said at the beginning this
is an opportunity to address
the issues, 1 must address this
one. Local Indian agencies
need to become more profes
sional in the administrating of
si s&rtr?
agencies need to constantly*'
train and develop their staff.
It is also finally time that the
stories of'sexual harassment
of female employees come to
a screeching halt. It has
definitely got to stop. We
deserve the best as Indian
people; we are the first
Americans, not second class
citizens. There is no such
thing as a second class
citizen. We need to learn the
lesson of mutual respect. The
Indian Commission can create
work shops .and initiate train
ing sessions that will help
local agencies get maximum
effort and performance from
its staff.
Finally there is Lumber
River, we cannot afford to lose
it. If elected to the Commis
sion, I will do everything in
my power to insure it remains
a pure and natural source of
water for Robeson and' sur
rounding counties. Pure water
is probably the most valuable
natural resource we have in
this area. We need someone
prepared to defend this most
precious resource. We cannot
stand idly by and allow a toxic
chemical waste treatment
plant to be built so close to
this vital resource which
would create the possibility of
permanent contamination. If
elected, I plan to involve the
North Carolina Commission
on Indian Affairs in every
possible aspect of this debate
so that a more common sense
location can be found for this
plant in the State of North
? Thank you so much for your
time. I now ask for your
support in the upcoming
election. I plan to give it my
very best effort, because you
are worth it. Thank you again.
Three Fayetteville High
School Graduates Named
Chancellor's Scholars At PST
PEMBROKE?Three high
school graduates of Cumber
land County-all members of
the National Honor Society or
Beta Gub--have been chosen
Chancellor's Scholars at Pern
broke State University.
Chancellor's Scholars' tui
tions are paid to PSU, they
take special courses, and
present a Master's type thesis
before graduating. At com
mencement. they receive spe
cial honors. To qualify for the
program, a student must be
among the leaders of his
school both academically and
in extracurricular activities.
The students selected are
Scott Trumbull of Fayetteville
Reid Ross High School and
Brenda Gayle Black and Cid
Hickman, both of Southview
Senior High of Fayetteville.
Trumbull, the son of Sgt.
Richard C. Trumbull, was a
member of the National Hon
or Society, the North Carolina
Scholars Program, magna
cum laude in the national
Latin exam, and had the
highest average in Algebra I.
He plans to major in mathe
matics and computer science
at PSU.
Trumbull, an all-conference
golfer in his junior and senior
years, was also a member of
the French Club, Mathema
tics Club, and Latin clubs. He
won the Presidential Aca
demic Fitness Award.
Black, the daughter of
Kenneth B. Black, finished in
the top five percent of her
class. She was a member of
the Beta Club, a marshal,
teacher's assistant, treasurer
of the French Club, and a
member of the Drama Club.
Pep Club, and Keywanettes.
Hickman, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. C.E. Hickman, was
a member of the Beta Club.
He participated in band and
was a member of the march
ing band, concert band, and
stage band. A member of the
Student Council, he played
basketball and was a member
of the track team during his
years in high school.
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Fashion
^ Show
Merits
Awards For
Lumbee Girls
LaRose Modeling & Talent
Agency of Lumberton held
their Summer Fashion Show
at the Robeson County Li
brary on July 15. Competition
involved were. Sports Wear.
Semi-Formal Wear, and
Evening wear. The models
af>o modeled their own de
signs. They were judged on
Stage presentation. Poise.
Stance, Eye contact, and
Beauty. ^Winners were JoAnn
Meloce, Stephanie Mollo,
first place, lecond place,
Cammie Micheletti, and third
place. Tina Lowery.
Whitney Renea Ham
monds, and Latonia Delane
Cox both won "Little Miss
Congeniality Award. They
both will receive a 11x14 Oil
Painting of themselves from
Southern Studio's of Lum
berton. Special entertainment
was provided by Angie Cos.
She sang "Tomorrow" and
"You Needed Me".
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LETS SAVE
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ELDERS INVOLVED IN
LUMBEE ENROLLMENT PROGRAM
The elders in our commun
ity got involved in thp Lumbee
Enrollment Program when the
Lumbee Elders Review Com
mittee (LERC) met for the
first time Tuesday morning at
the Sandy Plains United Meth
odist Church north of Pem
broke.
Kenneth R. Maynor, Exe
cutive Director of the Lumbee
Regional Developmental
Association, welcomed the
LERC to the meeting and
gave them an overview of the
agenda. He also provided
answers to many questions
that were presented by mem
bers of the LERC.
Paul Brooks, Chairman of
the LRDA Board of Directors,
addressed the group next.
"We have taken great strides
to get us where we are today
and to get us recognized as a
tribe, and it is leaders like you
who have made it possible,"
said Brooks.
The LERC of the Lumbee
Enrollment Program consists
of 20 Lumbee Indians who live
in Robeson County and the
adjoining counties, who have
volunteered their time and
services to assist LRDA in
determining the eligibility of
applicants who desire to be
recognized as members of the
Lumbee Tribe.
Adoiph 4, Dial.% ?. VRDA
Board Member, gave an his
torical overview of Lumbee
efforts for Federal Recogni
tion. He was followed by
Rebecca Seib, Federal Recog
nition Coordinator, who dis
cussed current efforts of
Lumbee Federal Acknow
ledgement.
A brief history and over
view of Lumbee Tribal Enroll
ment was given by Cynthia
Hammond, Supervisor of Tri
bal Enrollment. Julian Pierce,
Executive Director of Lumbee
River Legal Services, discuss
ed the efforts of LRLS to
assist Lumbees and other
tribes in research.
There are an estimated
50,000 Lumbee Indians
throughout the country, and
LRDA has a goal to get as
many Lumbee people on the
tribal roll as possible. This
point was stressed by Emma
Locklear, Chairman of the
Federal Recognition Commit
tee. as she discussed the
goals and activities of her
committee.
"A time will come, and we
hope it is soon, that we will be
recognized as a tribe and
receive funding from the
government. When that time
comes, the federal govern
ment will look at the number
of people on our tribal roll to
determine how much funding
we will receive," said Brooks,
as he discussed the expecta
tions. goals, and responsibili
ties of the LERC.
The time has come for the
Lumbee People to become
more united and to receive the
same benefits enjoyed by
other Indian tribes. The LERC
is ready to get to work review
ing applications and encour
aging all Lutnbees to get
enrolled.
The LERC will use the
following criteria for certifica
tion for Lumbee Tribal Mem
berships. Each applicant and
his/her ancestors must be
recognized as Indians bv the
Elders of the Lumbee Com
munity. and meet one of the
following requirements:
1. Memberships in estab
lished Indian Organizations or
Indian Institution.
2.Residence in an Indian
Community or cultural ties to
the Lumbee Community
showing a residence within
that community within the
last three generations.
The following individuals
are members of the Lumbee
Elders Review Committee:
Claude Lowry, Welton Lowry.
Claude Sampson. Sr., Rev.
Sanford Locklear. James H.
Hammonds, Oscar Jones,
Cardell Sampson. Rev. Oscar
Cummings, Grady Hunt, Lid
ia Locklear. Diane Locklear.
Roxie and Smiley Chavis,
Raymond Clark. Isiah Lock
lear, Willie G. Locklear, Rev.
Johnnie Bullard. Desper Lee
Jacobs Leviner, Arbor Oxen
dine. and Conrad Oxendine.
A delicious buffet lunch
was prepared by the Tribal
Enrollment Suff and other
LTOA The L?RC
will meet again at 9:30 a.m.
August 20th to elect a chair
man and discuss plans for the
future.
1985 HEALTH CAREER
AWARENESS PROJECT
SUMMER SEMINAR
Tho-Heslth Career Aware
ness Project (H-Cap) of the
Robeson County Board of
Education recently completed
the I98S Health Career Sum
mer Seminar. The program
which was held June 17-July
18 involved twenty students
representing the county high
schools. The seminar was
conducted on the catapaa ai
Pembroke State University
and the Robeson County
Educational Resource Center.
The criteria used for selecting
||1 C?lW!{Jt| pIVjpM'
ed resources during the
week program to expose
students to different health
professions and enhance their
interest in the health career of '
their choice.
kHtis exposure is achieved
by tours to different universi
ties which offer curriculum* in
health fields. Participants
toured the campus of the
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill and attended
presentationspprtaining to
the following prc#amc Den
tistry. Pharmacy Medicine
and Allied Health. Also stud
anto red the campus of
Wahe Forest University and
Several health profession
als shared their career,exper
iences with the participants
including Debbie H. Chavis, a
Registered Physical Thera
pist; Sandra Locklear- 2nd
year Optometry student at
Pennsylvania School of Op
tometry; and Debra Houston
Health Educator with the
Robeson County Health De
partment. Each stressed to
the stat^ents the need to plan
and prepare themselves aca
derafeaily order to pursue
their goals
H -1 - . - i ^ d i "*l
riTiK ipants received ins
traction in reading, scishce
concepts, mathematlcs.^nest
taking skills, communication
professional schools' inter
view process. These Sessions
were taught by Dr. Diane 0.
Jones, Professor James B.
Ebert, Dr. Ray Von'Beatty,
Ms. Fay McKethan. Dt. Mary
Boyles. Ms. Margaret^nmar.
Dr. Kathy Sullivan attd Mr.
Ernie Locklear of PSlJi
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Other activities stjtdents
were involved in inclpded a
Human Sexuality Workshop
presented by Ms. S>ebra
Houston a Health Editor,
and training in cardiopulmon
ary resuscitation, whiuh was
taught by Ms. Flora G. fcowry,
a paramedic.
The program goal is not
only to expose studeftts to
different health fields Avail
able fuit to assist studeftts in
achieving these goals tor:
1. exploration-identifying
the profession that is icMtl for
fhem.
2.preparation-doing what
ever is necessary to obtain
their goal during pre-p^nfes
sional years.
3.selection-identifying^ the
health profession school-that
is best suited to meet then
needs. .
Summer Seminar all tw^hty
participants received aodficF
enjoyed a cookout a^jfce
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SAVE THE RIV Te
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Lumber River al Harpers Ferry Church.
The first organizational
meeting of the Save The River
movement will be held Au
gust I at 7 p.m. at the
Pembroke Court House.
Please be (here if you would
like to help
TELETHON FOR
STRIKE AT THE WIND!
Tii BEHELD IS"*
Li >?
A telethon for "Strike at the
Wind!" is scheduled Sunday,
August 18, from 11 a.m. to 7
p.m. on Channel t>?in Lumber
Bridge, NC.
"Strike at the Wind!" is
Robeson County's -&)nly out
door drama. It features local
people to tell the story of the
Lumbee Indians a^d Henry
Berry Lowrie. The,' show is
now in its momentous tenth
season. The goal if) to raise
funds to help support the
exciting drama. f
Carnell Locklear.! General
Manager, said.
"It would surprise most...
- .
rs,
ail the time, hard work and
expense involved in a produc
tion like "Strike at the
Wind!" Everyone in the area
should support this show."
"It's part of all of us," he
said. "It's what our heritage
is all about."
"It's a great show," he
added. "The music is great
and the over-all drama is
great."
There will be local bands
and talent groups performing
during the telethon. Volun
teers are still needed to man
the telephones, said Locklear.
Anyone wanting to help
.with the telethon should con
tact Locklear at S21-311,2.
"Strike at the Wind!" is
funded by the N.C. Theatre
Arts Council, which is funded
bv the N.C. General Assem
bly. It is a non-profit organiza
tion.
"Strike at the Wind! ' is
performed every Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday nights
through September 7, 1985, at
the Riverside Cogntry Club iti
the Red Banks Community
the site of Lakeside Amphi- <
theatre, approximately V.
miles west of Pembroke. A
pre-show is performed at 8
p.m. with the drama showing
each nieht at 8-TO
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Tobacco
Markets
Open
All Bonier Belt markets in
North Carolina opened Tues
day. except for Clarkton and
Fair Bluff, which open today;
In Lumberton. opening da)
prices varied greatly at Liber
ty and Carotins warehouses
The average price per podk
nd was SI.34 compared
SI.51 last year at liberty
Warehouse officials Wame
a late crop ead farmer's
uncertainties about the tebac
y yo* f<* ?.
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