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Published each Thursday in Pembroke, N.C. volume 13 number m Thursday, September 19,
SCOTT MOMADAY'S MAJESTIC VOICE
MAKES HIS INDIAN STORIES
AWE-INSPIRING
Dr. ff. Scott Momaday...Pul
itzer Prize winner speaking at
PSU daring "N.t. Indian
Heritage Week."
As he spoke and read from
his work, bis voice was as rich
and melodious as that of
Orson Wells. The diction was
perfect. He gestured to em
phasize certain words--and
the words were like instru
ments in an orchestra.
Dr. N, Scott Momaday, a
Kiowa Indian born in Okla
homa and w inner 17 years ago
of the Pulitzer Prize for
literature for his _book,,
? ? ' ? '
several hundred students?
from Pembroke State Univer
sity as well as public school
students from Robeson
County--here Monday morn
ing in the Paul R. Givens
Performing Arts Center.
Now professor of English at
the University of Arizona. Dr.
Momaday, 51, featured the
opening of PSU's observance
of "N.C. Indian Heritage
Week."
A huge man, Momaday
wore a white Indian necklace
under his black habit and had
bluish Indian rings on each
hand plus an Indian bracelet.
He was bespectacled and
wore a beard--and was the
embodiment of great confid
ence. *
^ T^ones^ tol^vqjved
*- *?*.'*<-,' \
was growing up, of his
gaining insight into the tradi
tions and culture of his
people.
Many of the stories came
from his grandmother. Ko
Sahn, who lived to be 100
years old. He told how she
conjured up the past and told
about the sun dance and her
love for the magic of words
and names.
Momaday explained how.
even after his grandmother
died, she had an affect upon
his writing. "That ancient
one-eyed woman would step
out of the language and stood
before me on the pages," he
said. "She would say, 'Yes,
grandson, what is it? What
do you want?' And I woul
reply, 'I am writing about
you,' stammering as I said it.
And she would say, 'You have
well imagined me, and 1 am. I
have seen the falling stars. If I
am not here in this room,
neither are you."'
And Momaday would tell
the stories, reflecting on such
phrases as the Devil's Tower
in Wyoming (an area where
the movie. "Close Encounters
of the Third Kind," was
filmed) and the boy who
turned into a bear.
A writer to whom nine
honorary doctorates have
been presented, Momaday is
now writing a novel, "Set,"
based on the boy-transform
ed-into-a-bear fantasy.
A writer, artist, lecturer
and college professor, Moma
day was making his first trip
to Pembroke, a region where
some 40.000 Indians live, the
most Indians east of the
Mississippi River. "No, I've
never been to Pembroke
.iiJVre,"
interview. "I've been to UNC
Chapel Hill ind Raleigh to
visit. This weather is wonder
ful. I appreciate your arrang
ing this weather for me. I was
recently in New York City-and
the weather there was op
pressive."
He arrived here Saturday
and enjoyed the Indian pow
wow Sunday at Town Creek
Indian Mound near Mt. Gil
ead. It, too, was part of "N,C.
Indian Heritage Week.'' '
He said his winning the
Pulitzer Prize in 1968 for
literature was a "complete
surprise to me." The first
edition of his book sold 8,000
copies before he won the
prize-and then jt took off and
d is still in print. "The benefits
were both good and bad," he
commented. "Good, in that it
made me more visible, but
bad, in that I've been invited
to speak at countless ladies'
luncheons."
Asked what tips he would
give to aspiring writers of any
age, Momaday replied: "First
of all, write. There is no
substitute for practice. Write
something every day. It
doesn't have to be great or
immortal. Get something
down on paper."
He couldn't overemphasize
the importance of being con
sistent. "Perseverance is
more important than any
other factor," he said.
Asked whether a would-be
writers should read the work
of other authors a great deal,
Momaday discounted thii. "I
refer you to what William
Faulkner said. 'Baby, 1 don't
read.' he said, adding, 'It's
not that important.'"
Momaday conclude* 4*
i.ig ?%iy
speaking engagements like
this a year. "Speaking i$ very
gratifying, but it is also very
time-consuming. I'm speak
ing of the traveling aspect."
But he obviously enjoyed
being in Pembroke during this
special "Indian Heritage
Week."
Momaday Receive* Gift From
Eagle Dfetrfbntliig Co.
Dr. N. Scott Momaday [right|,
Mknr PHic-whmlng author
from the UnKentty of Art
xoaa, la preaeated a gilt from
the Eagle Distributing Co. of
Lumberton. It is entitled
"Budwelter Salutes Great
American Indians." Pictures
depicted. The presentation
was made at a PSU lancbeon
Monday by Llndsey Collins sf
Eagle Distrlbnttng Co.
RESPONSE "GREAT" TO PREVIEW
SHOWING OF BILLY GRAHAM FILM
. I be response to the special
free preview afcemturf last
Friday ?f the BMK Graham
film. "Cry From The Moon
lata." was tremendous, ag
reed members af the Robe eon
County film committee.
; The Cinema h The-oe in
Lamberton. where the film
was shown, has a seating
capacity of 391, aad almost
Mike Hawkins, premiere
coordinator of the RUijr Gra
ham mM? Thi*
is ore of the largaat reewds
we have had for agg poreiaw
?hredag. I'm vary, map ?laa
99Q
Betty Johnsoa. < .reartre
" ' Q .k
secretary of the Robeson
County film committee, repor
ted that 69 churches were
repmaeated at the preview
shotting along with four
clubs. "We had 19 pastors
present," Mrs. Johnson said.
"It was a great response."
After the showing, church
es picked up their discount
tickets In the lobby for the
regular showing of the movie
Oct. 16-24 at the Cinema ll.
"A total of 1.310tkkcts were
checked out by the various
churches," Mrs. Jonhson
said.
Also picked up after the
rr^jjTj?8 Wa* P?"'
For those churches not
represented at the preview
showing, they can pick up I
discount tickets and poetess
from now on at the Christina
Book Store. 2700 N. Elm St..
Luihberton. The phone num
ber there la 738-7193.
Beginning Moadgy night
was the first of three "Chria
tian Life and Witneaa
Course" offerings at three
Lamberton churches on suc
cessive weeks. The fhst was
at the Chestnut Street United
Pit Giles, h wffl be from 5-71
p.m. Sept. 22, nd from 7-9 I
p.m. Sept. 23. The third
coarse offering will be at Hie
Christian and Missionary Al
liance Charch Sept. 30 and
Oct. 1, each night from 7-9
p.m. Hoetesa there is Nancy
AXeo. Al of the courses are
an video cassette. Persons
tairtsm the tamest wiH be
hvM to he eannaeiors at the
Oct. IS-24 flhn showing, but
this to not a requirement
LIONEL HAMPTON AND
HIS ORCHESTRA TO
OPEN THE SEASON
Lionel Hampton
The Season '85-'86 will
open at the Pembroke State
University's Paul R. Givens
Performing Arts Center on
Thursday. October 3, at 8
p.m., with Lionel Hampton
and his fifteen piece orches
tra. Prior to the evening's
performance, a Champagne
Gala will be held for season
subscribers beginning at 6:30.
and the opening of an art
exhibit by six North Carolina
artists will begin at 7:30.
Lionel Hampton has been a
part of the jazz stene for more
than fifty years. He was the
first major voice on jazz
vibraharp. He also plays
drums and piano and occa
sionally dances.
In 1930, a meeting with jazz
great Louis Armstrong put
Lionel Hampton in the musi
cal history books for all time.
Armstrong asked Hampton
ari<i ."ija (jVot.V to oo ?iA.it
backup work for him at a
recording studio. Hampton
was asked to play the vibes.
That was the first time jazz
had ever been played on the
vibes.
While playing with his own
band in California in 1934, a
chance meeting at the Para
dise Gub with Benny Good
man ushered in an era that
will always be remembered.
They played together all night
and the next morning they
made some recordings. Their
close contact eventually led
Hampton into Goodman's
group and the Swing era
began.
Swing was an expansion of
the jazz age. It was an up
tempo that people could
dance to. From within the
band came the legendary
Benny Goodman Quartet,
with Goodman on clarinet.
Hampton on vibes, Teddy
Wilson at the piano and Gene
Krupa on the drums. The
female singer was a blonde
named Peggy Lee.
Hampton stayed with the
Goodman band until 1940. He
believes that the 1930's was a
most significant period in
american popular music. They
were playing the chords that
are now considered modern.
Lionel Hampton's career
has also included involvement
in political and social func
tions. He has always been
academic-minded and pos
seses Doctor of Music degrees
from three universities: Allen,
Xavier and Pepperdine. He
has developed the Lionel
Hampton Community Devel
opment Corporation and built
the Lionel Hampton Homes in
New York City with plans to
add a cultural center nearby.
Mayor Koch of New York City
put him on the New York
iib;':3u rogtrts Cotirfrisate.ti
and hisclub for children in
Harlem is constantly active.
Tickets for this perform
ance are $5.50, $6.50 and
$7.50 and can be purchased at
the box office or at Crumplers
Dancing Shop located at 322
East 24th Street in Lumber
ton. For more information or
to make reservations call the
Performing Arts Center at
521-0778.
LRDA TAKING
ENERGY APPLICATIONS
Applications will be taken
from October 7th to Novem
ber 27th, 1985, for fuel
assistance through North
Carolina'a Low-Income Ener
gy Assistance Program. Low
income households that need
help in paying heating bills
may apply for assistance at
designated offices and centers
of L urn bee Regional Devel
opment Association, Inc.
Elegible households will
receive a check through the
mail in February, 1986. Per
sons who think they are
eligible and wish to apply are
urged to contact the L.R.D.A.
office or center near their
home.
Social Services recipient*
should bring the foDowing
items when they apply: (1)
Food Stamp I.D. Card. (2)
Social Security numbers for
household members.
Non-Social Services reci
pients should bring the fol
lowing items: (1) Information
about your household's in
come. If anyone works, wage
stubs for the month of Octo
ber should be included. (2)
Information about your house
hold's property, stocks, bank
statements, bonds, and other
assets. (3) Social Security
numbers for household mem
bers. (4) Verification of S.S.I.,
Social Security, V.A., Unem
ployment, Retirement Check.
(Bring copies or statements of
checks if possible. (5) Verifi
cation of income from rental
property, farm income, etc.
The LRDA offices and
centers taking applications
include: (1) J TP A Building
521-9761 (2) LRDA Office
Lumberton 738-7906 (In back
of E.M.C. Building, Food
Town Shopping Center) (3)
All LRDA sponsored Daycare
centers (4) N.C. Commission
of Indian Affairs. Lumberton
Office, 738-6272 (5) Benton's
Court, Rowland 739-3032 (6)
JTPA outreach center, Scot
land County 276-6265 (7)
Lumbee River Electric Mem
bership, Red Springs 738
7906 (8) LRDA Talent Search!
Office 521-8602 (9) Cherokee
Indian Mission (Hoke County)
(10) Lumbee Shopping Center
844-5665
All applications will be
taken from 9:00 a.m. until
4:00 p.m. weekdays, unless
stated differently above.
For more information about
the Low-Income Energy As
sistance Program, contact
Shirley Locklear at LRDA or
call CareLine free at 1-800
662-7030.
P.H.S. ClaM of I960
Holds CUm Reunion
The Pembroke High School
Gaas of 1960 celebrated their
2Sth reunion on; Saturday
night, August 31, 1985 at the
Pembroke Jaycee Clubhouse.
Forty-two classn^tes, thir
ty-five spouses, aad four
former faculty members, aad
sla special guests attended
the reunion which consisted of
registration, steak dinner (ca
tered by the Pembroke Jey
eees). Business session (with
introductions, recognition of
deceased faculty and claaa
members, aad presentation of
Wm&M). sod a daaee.
Classmates from eight dif
ferent Males were in atten
dance, with Bruce Hunt tra
veling the fcHMbat distance
from ?hicago, III.
The former faculty mem
bers in attendance were:.Dr.
Norma J. Thompson, Mr.
Benny Sampson, Mr. Jose
phus (Joe) Jacobs, and Mr.
Jim Cook.
A special occasion for the
evening was the recognition
of deceased facttfy and class
members-with apecial
plaques being presented to
family inenibers. Mr. Benny
R. Sampson accepted for hta
brother Mr. Sanlaad hap
sen, Mr. George LocMear for
Ma brother Behhy C. lad
laar, Mr. Craig Sam peon, Jr.
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Brooks Announces.
Candidacy For Re-ele;?..
Larrv T. Brooks
Councilman Larry T.
Brooks has announced his
candidacy for re-election for a
third term on the Pembroke
Town Council in the upcoming
municipal election. Brooks is
employed with the Robeson
County Board of Education as
Principal of Oxendine Ele
mentary School.
He is a 1971 graduate of
Pembroke State University
with a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Mathematics and
earned his Masters Degree in
Administration from Appa
lachian State Uinversity in
1976.
Prior to accepting the Prin
cipalship of Oxendine Ele
mentary. he worked in Special
Programs at Pembroke State
University for nine years and
taught math in the public
schools of Robeson for fotu
ycwa tVs li -'.so ? fit
the US Army during the Viet
Nam conflict.
Long active in civic affairs.
Brooks is a past president of
the Pembroke Jaycees and
went on to represent Pem
broke on the North Carolina
Jaycees Executive Commit
tee. He is also a member of
American Legion Post #205
and various professional or
ganizations.
His business related activi
ties include: Owner and oper
ator of Lela Anne's Learning
Center, a child care facility in
Pembroke; member of the
Lumbee Bank Board of Direc
tors and chairman of the
Executive Committee; and
member of the Robeson Coun
ty Industrial Development
Commission.
He presently serves as
May'dr Pro Tern on the
Council and represents the
Town of Pembroke on the
Lumber River Council of
Governments.
In making his announce
ment, Brooks made the fol
lowing statement: "Serving
the past eight years as your
Town Councilman has been a
very rewarding experience for
me. I've made decisions and
voted my convictions on many
issues keeping in mind what
was in the best interest for the
Town of Pembroke and the
majority of its citizens and not
for any select few. I've tried to
and will continue to use a
'common sense' approach to
city government."
"I am concerned about our
town and its residents. We
are moving in a very positive
direction, and 1 would like to
see us continue to move that
way. Our children deserve no
less than the best we can
offer." -
"During these past eight
years, we've made great
strides in water and sewer
expansion; housing rehabili
tation; curbing, paving of
streets, and drainage; recrea
tion; annexation; capital im
provements; and our town
continues to operate on a
sound fiscal budget."
"If I am re-elected as your
public servant, I am commit
ted to continue to work for the
best interests of our town. pur
riritcfer. ?nA'Wt> t?arnr. J
Continuing t? use s 'people
oriented. common sense' ap
proach to problem solving.
Thinking 'people' and what is
best for the 'people' before
solutions can be sought for
their problems.
Brooks is the son of Lela H.
Brooks of Cherokee Street and
the late John J. Brooks,
long-time educator in Robe
son County. He and his wife,
Elizabeth, are members of the
Harpers Ferry Baptist
Church. They are the proud
parents of four children:
Devy, 20, a Junior at UNC
CH; Lela Ann, 12, andJohn _
Avery and Larry Trent n,
(twins) 9, all students in the <
Pembroke schools.
?? *
I sincerely solicit your con
tinued support in my bid for
re-election on Tuesday, No
vember 5."
Balloon Brlnir Demonstration
Scheduled For September 21
The nation's largest, com
mercial, radioactive incinera
tor is being proposed for
operation in North Carolina.
The Coalition Against the
Radioactive incinerator, a co
alition of organizations oppos
ing thejjlans to build the
facility, is sponsoring a Bal
loon Release on Saturday.
September 21, for 12:00 noon
to 3:00 p.m. on the property
adjacent to the proposed
incinerator she.
The schedule for the bal
loon release is as folows:
12:00-2.-00 Bloar up bal
loons. entertainment, refresh
2:00 Program begins.
2:30 Balloon Release as
The pwpaee of the BeOooa
Release Is tedaewwtrete how
Radioactive Incinerator has
recommended management
of low-level radioactive waste
through a plan of super-com
paction followed by above
ground storage on site at
nuclear power plants. The
Coalition has presented scien
tific, economic, corporate and
social data In support of their
opposition to the proposed
plan of U.S. Ecology that is
now before the Department of
Human Resources for appro
val.
the location of the propoe
Release on Samday. Septem
ber 21. 1985 in on Highway
120, 7 miles eadl of St. Pauls
The she Is also two aBes west
of the intereecttgu of fjptan sy
#20 and Highway M9.
The helimu WJssm ?W be
carrying