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'STRIKE AT 1HJC WIND!' SUCCESSFUL
FUNDRAISING A WEI DOME RESPITE
AFTER REBUFF BY
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Harvey Godwin, Jr. Credited For
Successful F\ind Raising Effort
Oene Eugene Loctdear,
U*a mmlmvtsit the project, .
it tkovm |standing). To hit
immediate right it Gene
Locklear, the gifted Lumbee
Indian artist who presented
the well-received painting
. ' Henry Barry Lowry and the
lumbee River." Others at
the dias betides Dial and
McLean were the wives of
Harvey Godwin, Jr. and
Gene Eugene Locklear |S/ie
Ita Godwin and Dorothy
Locklear].
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I Photo by Bruce Barton]
Shown with the first limi
ted edition print [of 100\ an
[left to right]: Harvey God
win, Jr.; Mrs. Kenneth
[Phyllis[ Locldear; Dr. Ken
neth Locklear: Dr. Herman
Chavis; and Mrs. Herman
(Connie] Chavis.
Drs. Locklear and Chains,
and their wives, noted that
the vamtina will be exkihi
ted permanently in their new
medical facilities in Red
Springs, when the medical
complex is completed.
I Photo by Bruce Barton \
BY BRUCE BARTON
bumberton- Augusl 5 was
a special moment for 'Strike
at the Wind!', a day after the
county commissioners rebuf
fed an appeal for help from
the financially-troubled out
door drama that showcases
the exploits of Henry Berry
Lowrie, and his Civil War
era cohorts.
The setting was the Ra
mada Inn. and the turn out
was a special tribute to those
who care about the outdoor
drama. The tri racial assem
blage that overflowed the
banquet room of the Lum
berton motel heard remarks
from Hector McLean, an
ardent supporter of 'Strike at
the Wind!'. The master of
ceremonies was Adoiph I)i
aJ, the chairman of Robeson
Historical Drama. Inc., the
sponsoring agency of the
spectacular drama, now in
its eleventh season.
The catalyst for the occa
sion, however, was Harvey
Godwin, Jr., the local mana
ger of Pembroke's Hill's
Store...and in his third sea
son portraying Henry Berry
Lowrie. Godwin said. This is
my special tribute to 'Strike
at the Wind!', the drama has
done a lot for me...and this
is something I wanted to
do."
What Godwin did was
commission a painting by
Gene Locklear, a local Native
now living in San Diego,
California. Locklear, a for
mer major league baseball
player with the Cincinnati
Reds, San Diego Padres, and
New York Yankees, painted
an arresting interpretation
of the Lumber River, and
Henry Betty Lowrie. LOO
limited editions were prin
ted, and a dinner and
banquet was planned to
unveil the painting, and
auction off the first limited
edition print. It was the
trappings for a very success
ful evening.
uene r,ugene LocKiear, a
local entrepreneur, bought
the original painting, and
the first limited edition print
was bought by Red Springs
medical doctors. Dr. Ken
neth Locklear and Dr. Her
man Chavis. After a spirited
bidding (auctioneer was
N.C. House of Representa
tives member Danny De
Vane) the first print sold for
$2300. Dr. Chavis said in a
later interview, that "this is
something we wanted to do,
not only to show our support
for'Strike at the Wind!', but
to put something back into
the community." Dr. Lock
lear said, "We have been
well received by the people
of Robeson County, and I am
glad we were able to contri
bute to the success of the
evening."
McLean drew the largest
hand of the evening when he
said emphatically: "Strike at
the Wind! will not fail...we
can not afford for it to do
so..."
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uoawin gave special
thanks to Gene Eugene
Locklear, who underwrote
the project, and Gene Lock
lear, who presented a won
derful painting. Locklear al
so had a number of his
refcent paintings on exhibit
Locklear's painting is entit
led "Henry Berry Lowrie
on the Lumbee River."
Providing special enter
tainment was Miss Lumbee,
Miss Leshia Gail Rogers.
'Strike at the Wind!' is
being performed each Thur
sday, Friday and Saturday
nights through September 6.
The moving outdoor drama
begins nightly at 8:90 p.m.
at the Lakeside Amphithe
atre on the grounds of the
N.C. Indian Cultural Center
(formerly Riverside Country
Gub) in the Red Banks
community, approximately 3
miles west of Pembroke. For
ticket information, call 521
3112 or 521-2480.
Godwin, still tidying up
after the special event, esti
mates that 'Strike at the
Wind!' will receive "in
excess at $4000" after ex
Professional Artist
6369-1 Rancho Mission Rd.
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 284-0400
Gene Locklear. whose ten years as a professional baseball player brought him to
the attention of millions of American sportslans is now achieving recognition in his
new career as an artist and interpreter of the American scene, and Sports World
Locklear decided at a young age he wanted to become a professional baseball
player and professional artist He began painting and playing baseball as a child in
Penbroke. North Carolina
He continued studying and pedecting his skills as an artist dunng his baseball
career His ten year career started out with the Cincinnati Reds in 1969 Four years
in the Reds farm system, he was a two-time minor league batting champion, and
MVP twice
His first year in the majors was 1973 He signed with the Cincinnati Reds, then
was traded to the San Diego Padres He lead the San Diego Padres with a 323
batting average In 1976, he was traded to the New York York Yankees In 1977
while playing for the Yankee farm team the Syracuse Chiefs. Gene hit four homeruns
in one game, he still holds that record
The last year he played was in Japan, with the Nippion Fighters Gene retired
from baseball in 1979
His painting of Carolina farm life, sports and Indian lore have achieved national
acdaun "The Tobacco Farm, a pamting depicting Kfe In his native home of North
Carolina was chosen to be hung in the White House in Washington. D C
His Me and works of art was the subject of the nationally televised ABC Wide
World of Sports program hosted by Joe Garagioia prior to the Woifd Series A col
lection of 24 paintings by Gene Locklear have been purchased by Pete Rose and
now hang as a permanent coledion in Cincinnati. Ohio
On January 31,1976. Governor Holshouser and the citizens of North Carolina
declared Gene Locklear Day to honor his dual achievements in sports and arts
Gene Loddear brings to fce canvas he* own instindtoe sensitivity inspired by his
L American Indian heritage4M*? bis etftrience at a unowned sports figure He
sums up his future in art w6*MBtement It amy goal to become the artist that
one day can be admired appredaied tffotlseed with pleasure.'
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Adolph Dial's New Shopping Center
Now Underway
Colony Plaza to House Hills, Bite Aide,
Family Dollar, etc.
Mayor Milton Hunt term
ed the occasion, "a ft1*31
day for Pembroke" as he.
and a number of local
notables, joined Dial for the
ground breaking activities.
Dewey Hill, owner and
chief executive officer of
Hillco |the parent company
for Hill's Food Store*]; Da
vid Locklear, the on site
building superintendent for
the project; and Harvey
Godwin, Jr., manager of the
Pembroke-based Hill's Food
Store compare notes. An
interesting aside is the fact
that LocUear and Godwin
were high school mates at
Pembroke High School.
[Photo by Bruce Barton]
by Bruce Barton
Pembroke Kntrepreneur,
and Iijmhee notable, Adolph
Dial, recently held ground
breaking activities for his
new shopping center now
under construction on High
way 711 in Pembroke. The
centerpiece of the shopping
center will be Hill's Food
Store, to be housed in a
modern and spacious 22,000
square foot facility in the
middle of Colony Plaza, the
name for the shopping cen
ter.
Also announced as future
tenants are Rite Aide Drug
Store (to occupy 6,400
square feet). Family Dollar
Store, and other possibilities
being considered. The post
office is in the process of
looking at possible sites, and
the new shopping center is
one of those sites under
consideration.
Dial hopes* to be in the
shopping center by Thanks
giving. The shopping center
is being built by Cape Fear
Construction Company and
David locklear, a local lorn
bee Indian, is the on site
building superintendent.
Some oj the notables
sharing the spotlight for the
ground breaking of Colony
Plaza in Pembroke were:
Adolph Dial, developer;
John Irrantham, represent
ing Home Federal Savings
and Loan |one of the guaran
tors for the building loan]; a
representative from Cape
Fear Construction Company;
McDuffie Cummmys, town
manager tor Pembroke; Hor
ace Barnes, a local realtor
assisting Dial in developing
the shopping center; Rev.
Bob Mangum, pastor of
Prospect United Methodist
Church |Dial's pastor], who
gave the prayer of thanksgi
ving for the project; Mayor
Milton Hunt, town of Pem
broke; Greg Cummtngs, pre
sident of the Pembroke
Chamber of Commerce; Dew
ey Hill, chairman of HiUco
Iparent company of Hill's
Food Stone*); and Curtis
Pierce, president of Lumbee
Bank in Pembroke.
[fiioto by Bruce Barton]
Will Five Go Into One ?
Merger Possibilities In Robeson County
EDITOR'S NOTE
This is the conclusion of a series of articles
about school merger possibilities in Robeson
County. Will five go into one? History shouts
"No!" We hope history will be proven
wrong. The series of articles was written by
Bruce Barton, editor of this newspaper.
Will five go into one! According to the
racial and political realities of the situation in
Robeson County, complete merger will result
only if mandated by the state Department of
Instruction, the civil rights arm of the Federal
Government, or an economic crunch that
makes city school units inoperable. None of
these options seem likely in the near future,
but reality will call Robesonians all out in the
end. Economic realities will eventually force
complete merger, but it is going to be a
painful process.
A merger referendum was held in 1972 and
12,878 voted against merger and 5,668 for.
Political considerations, and racial attitudes,
have not change^ considerably since that vote
was taken. (?Official Precinct returns in the
November 7 General Election, The Robeson
tan, November 12, 1972, p. 4 B.)
Should total merger occur'? Hie evidence
seems conclusive that merger is the only fair
and equitable solution for the children-red,
white and black-of Robeson County. Hodge
podge attempts at desegregation and meter
ed effort, most notably West Robeson Senior
High (a merging of Pembroke, Prospect and
Maxton High Schools) have shown that
merger can work.
Will merger occur?'It might be that the
timing is not right for merger. Attitudes
determine actions, and the Indian, Black and
White citizens of Robeson County seem to be
reluctant to merge their efforts at providing
education. According to the evidence, merger
is not wanted by the adults and politicians,
although it is in the best interest of the
children and their educational needs. As
always, bias, not reason, still reigns supreme
in Robeson County. Until bias and reason
merge, the school systems will have to wait
another season....unless the recent court suit
now meandering through the court system
takes the decision making out of the hands of
our local politicians who have traditionally
refused to make hard decisions.
Official doting Date of the
Itmbee Tribal Roll
11mm persons desiring
tribal enrollment with the
Lumbee must submit s com
pleted application to LKDA
for tribal membership no
later than 5:00 p.m. on
January 81, 1087. TMa is the
final date for enrollment. For
further information call:
Lumbee Tribal ^rtTBil
Office. 010-821-8802 or write
P.O. Be* 68. NC 88872.
WHAT'S
HAPPENING
REGISTRATION 4T
MAGNOLIA SCHOOL
All new students and
current students not pre
registered for 1986-87 shou
ld come to Magnolia School
between the hours of 8 a.m.
and3:30 p.m. before August
29, 1986 to register for the
new year. Kindergarten stu
dents should have shot rec
ord and birth certificate.
Transfer students should
have a copy of their shot
record. If you have any
questions, please call 739
7897 and ask for Mis. Jo
AnnI.owery, Counselor, or
Mr. Noah Woods, Principal.
A T1ENTION PARENTS
If you received a bro
chure about the West Robe
son High School Health
Clinic, please complete the
parental consent form and
return it to the address listed
in the brochure. This con
sent form must be obtained
in order for your sen(s) or
daughterts) to received ser
vices at the clinic.
PIG PICKUP PLANNED
FOR TOMMYHARRELSON
U.S. Congress, is plumed
for August 16. 1986 from 6
p.m. until 8 p.m. Hie event
will be held st Billy Ray
Bullard's Farm which is
located behind FamQy Med
icine Clinic on the Phila
delphia Road. Follow the
signs. It is free and everyone
is welcome.
AGE CHANGE LAW
ON THE BOOKS
There's a new law on
the books raising the drink
ing age in North Carolina,
announced Agent Herbert
Battle, with the North Caro
lina Alcohol Law Enforce
ment Division.
As of September 1st, it's
against the law to buy. .
attempt to buy or possess
any alcoholic beverages,
unless you are 21-years old.
Underage drinkers may be
fined and persons selling w
serving drinks to anyone
under the age of 21 could be
put in jail.
Don't get the book thrown
at you. Be safe. Be smart Be
21.
NEW RESIDENT
ASSISTANT AT WCU
CuiUrwhee- Kathleen Brew
ington of SL Paula has been
selected as a resident asms
Umt in one of Western
Carolina University's resi
dence halls for the 1986-87
academic year.
A resident assistant, a
student member of the WCU
Housing Office, serves*bout
40 students living in a
residence hall. Hie resident
assistants plan hall actiiA
ties, respond to emerge*
cies, make themselves avail
able to diacuaa students'
problems, and ensuse that
university' policies are carri
ed out lb qualify for these
positions, students meat be
sophomores sad have prov
en scademk success.
BreSHngtoef daughter of
Mr. '?nd Vis. Sherman
Brewingtoo *f Route 1, St
Mfeaotia Aigh School and
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