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I "Building Communicative Bridges
I PEMBROKE. N.C ln A Tr'-racial Settin?-" ROBESON CC I
VOLUME H NUMBER il 25? PER COPY ? THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1986 J
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INCUMBENTS RETURN TO if
LREMC BOARD
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GUS BIJI1ARD
The four incumbent direc
tors were re-elected to the
Lumbee River Electric Mem
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TIMOTHY STRICKLAND
bership Corporation's Board
of Directors on Tuesday night
at the 46th annual meeting at
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the PSU Performing Arts
Center.
James Hardin of District 8
and J.W. Hunt who repre
sents District 2 were un
opposed. Gus Bullard, the
member at large was opposed
by newcomer Etta B. Jones.
Bullard was re-elected with
353 votes while Jones receiv
ed 235 votes.
Timothy Strickland who
represents District 4 faced a
challenge by James C. Porter.
Strickland polled 386 votes
while Porter received 202.
Following the annual meet
ing, the 12 member board met
for a brief meeting. During
this meeting Ward Clark was
elected president.
Writing Competition Held Jn
Conjunction mith Anniversary
Celebration of Constitution
A high school student will
win $10,000 in a writing
competition now being staged
in conjunction with the 200th
anniversary celebration of the
U.S. Constitution next year.
Open to all high school
students in grades 9-12 dur
ing the 1986-87 school year,
and to those aged 14-18 not
enrolled in college, the com
nejilinn will involve students
from every state, the District
of Columbia and the com
bined territories.
The competition is being
co sponsored by the Com
mission on the Bicentennial of
the United States Constitu
tion, the American Bar Asso
ciation and USA TODAY/
Gannett Co., Inc.
The Constitution was sign
ed on September 17, 1787, in
Philadelphia. To celebrate
that event, the Bicentennial
Commission, headed by Chief
Justice Warren EL Burger, is
coordinating activities throu
ghout the nation.
Three winners will be se
lected from each state, the
Ihstrict of Columbia and the
combined territories. The first
place winners each will re
ceive $1,000; second place
winners, $500; and third place
winners, $250.
In addition, the first place
winners and a teacher or other
adult will receive an all
expense paid, round trip to
Washington, D.C. in Sep
tember 1987 to meet the
President, the Chief Justice,
leaders of Congress and mem
hers of the Bicentennial
Commission. At that time, the
national winner will be selec
ted from among the first place
winners.
The topic for the competi
tion is: "The Constitution:
How Does the Separation of
Powers Help Make It Work?"
Entries must be limited to
1,500 words, excluding foot
notes, and must be typewrit
ten or computer generated
(double-spaced) or written in
legible longhand in ink. All
entries must be accompanied
by an official entry form and
must include the original
essay and two copies.
Teachers, students and pa
rents seeking more informa
tion about the writing com
petition and wishing to obtain
entry forms may send a post
card to the National Bicenten
nial Writing Competition, Box
50184, Washington, D.C.
2004-0184. The deadline for
entries is April 15, 1987.
RC/CALC ANNUAL
MEETING TO BEHELD
OCTOBER 18
The Annual Banquet ol
Robeson County Clergy and
Laity Concerned will be held
on Saturday, October 18, at 6
p.m. in the Southern Kitchen
Banquet Hall at Carthage
Road and 1-95. Representa
tives from area churches, civic
organizations, and individuals
are invited to attend. The
banquet will be a celebration
of the work of the organization
over the year and a forward
look to 1987. The theme for
the banquet will be: "Seeking
Common Solutions to Com
mon Problems." There will be
no charge for the dinner but a
contribution will be appreci
ated.
The Annual Banquet will
also be a kick-off for the 1987
recruitment drive for the
organization's new member
ship plan. The new member
ship plan calls for member
ship by organization in which
churches, civic organizations,
and citizens groups join RC/
CAlJC and become the decisi
on-makers regarding the pro
grams, projects, and board of
directors of the organization.
Three churches and one citi
zens organization have joined
the organization since the
membership plan was im
plemented this summer. The
goal for 1987 is 20 member
organizations will also parti
cipate in the organization as
friends of RC/ CALC.
Churches, civic organiza
tions, citizen groups, and
individuals who are interested
in learning more about Robe
son County Clergy a?d Laity
Concerend are invited to the
Banquet to share in the
celebration. The Banquet will
include a celebration of the
past year's accomplishments
and work, particularly the two
hazardous waste campaigns,
the successes of the Fair
Employment Project in 1986,
and the new outreach and
organizing direction of the
organization. Four cluster
groups are being formed by
RC/ CALC in four different
areas of the county. These are
Pembroke/ Maxlon, Fair
mont, Lumber-ton and Reg/
St. Pauls. These areas were
chosen by members of the
organization based on the
growing interest of various
churches, organizations, and
individuals in those areas. In
the next few years, cluster
groups will be organized
throughout the county and
member organizations will
work individually, in clusters,
and on a county-wide basis
and choose issues and cam
paigns to participate in which
will improve specific conditi
ons in our county, state, and
nation.
Robeson County Clergy and
Laity Concerned is a com
munity organization whose
.mission is to seek fundamen
tal changes in the economic,
social and political environ
ment and lives of citizens of
Robeson County. This mission
is accomplished by organizing
citizens of all races to work
together and build a common
base of power for positive
change. The work is inspired
by the values of our democra
cy and our religious traditions
which direct us to provide a
forum for citizen interests and
seek justice for all people.
Reservations for the ban
quet are required for atten
dance. For reservations call
the RC/ CALC office at 739
7861 or 739-7864 as soon as
possible.
Conference on Policies
Effecting Aging Planned
A Conference on Policies
Effecting Aging is planned for
Friday, October 17, at the
Holiday Inn. 1-95, Ijumberton.
Registration >? 8:30 a.m.
until 4 pm. Speaker* will
include Rep. Sidney Lock*,
Julian Pierce, executive direc
tor of lumber River Legal
Services & others from out of
town.
Discussion on government
programs affecting older
adults will be held. Come and
learn more about serving and
discuss these programs with
elected officials.
There will be an 18 regis
tration fee per person. (The
fee can be waived baaed on
economic reed.
For more information call
Lumber Riser COG at 738
8104.Hie conference is being
sponsored by the North Caro
lina Center for Public Policy
Research, Raleigh, in con
Junction with the Fbrd Foun
^ELECTED TO LOCAL BOARD AT
J ,? SOUTHERN STATES ANNUAL
.# MEMBERSHIP MEETING
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Lycrous Lowry of Pembroke, Hartley
Oxendine of Pembroke, Deiton Ray Locklear
of Pembroke and William K. Locklear of
Pembroke were selected as the local board
members at the Soutneru States Annual
Membership Meeting of Southern States of
Pembroke held at Pembroke Junior High
School in Pembroke on October 2, 1986. Over
122 stockholder-members and their families
attended the session.
William K. Dial of Pembroke was elected
chairman of the local board while William
Davis of Rowland was named vice chairman.
Elected to the Southern States Farm Home
Advisory Committee were: Mrs. Estella'
Bullard of Pembroke, Mrs. Minnie Dial of
Pembroke, Mrs. Patsy locklear of Pembroke,
and Mrs. Bonnie Cummings of Pembroke.
Mrs. Fannie M. Oxendine of Pembroke
was chosen chairman of the Farm Home
Advisory Committee while Mrs Sara B.
Locklear of Pembroke was named secretary.
Elected as delegate to a District Election
meeting to be held in Raleigh, NC this fall
was Lycrous Lowry of Pembroke, NC.
w uuam Dial of Pembroke was chosen as first
alternate. William Davis of Rowland was
chosen as second alternate.
Joe Johnson of Dillon, SC. a member of
Southern States Cooperative's regional staff,
reported on the over-all Southern States
operations. This report also included a slide
tape presentation entitled "Southern States
...The Growing Team," which pointed out
how the cooperative is part of the farmer's
growing team" (composed of both the co-op's
employee foice and each of its owner
members.
The report on local operations and services
rendered to farmer-members in the commun
ity was given by Roy L Cummings, manager
of Southern States, Pembroke. He reported
that total volume for their operation for the
past four months was about $417,786. His
report included the use of a number of color
slides showing the facilities and services as
well as patron's farming operations.
There was also a special recognition
ceremony for new board members. Farm
Home Advisorv Committee members.
First Union National Bank
Raises Money For
4 Strike at the Wind!'
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Shown above, left, is Rev. Bobby Dean
Locklear who recently won limited Edition
Print It59 of Gene's Locklear's painting. Pat
Barton |Hrs* Union National Bank| sold the
most chances, and Frank Duughtrey, right.
presented the picture to Rev. LockLear.
Tickets were sold to raise money for "Strike
at the Wind. " The painting is titled "Henry
Berry Lowry and the Lumbee River."
Area Student Designated A
Commended Student In
National Scholarship Program
West Robeson Senior High
School has been notified by
National Merit Scholarship
Corporation (NMSC) of Evan
ston, Illinois, that James
Cedric Woods has been des
ignated a Commended Stu
dent in the 1987 National
Merit Scholarship Program
and will receive a Letter of
Commendation in recognition
of outstanding academic pro
mise. The principals, Roy
Maynor and Iindsey Quick,
announced recently that on
the basis of performance on
the qualifying test for the
32nd annual Merit Program
this senior placed in the top
50,000 of more than one
million participants.
An officer of NMSC, which
conducts the program, states,
"The very high test perfor
mance of the young men and
women who are honored as
Commended Students in the
Merit Program is indicative of
exceptional scholastic ability.
We hope that NMSC's recog
nition of these high school
students will increase their
motivation to make the best
use of their talents and to
develop the skills that will be
needed by the future leaders
of our nation. Being named a
Commended Student in this
keen competition is a credit to
these young citizens as well as
to their schools, which play a
key role in their develop
ment."
Participants entered the
current Merit Program by
taking the PSAT/NMSQT in
October 1985, when moat of
them were juniors. Although
their qualifying test scores are
high, the 35,000 young people
throughout the nation who are
Commended Students scored
slightly below the level re
quired for Semifinalist stand
ing in the Merit Program.
Only the 15,000 Semifinalists,
whose names were announced
on September 11, will conti
nue in the competition for
some 6,000 Merit Scholar
ships to be awarded in the
spring of 1987.
Elected President of The North Carolina
Association of Extension
A Robeion County b-H
agent it serving at president
elect of the NOrth Cambnn
Association of Extension b-H
Agents.
Eddie L Loddear, Robeson
Extension agent, b-H, was
elected to the office recently
during the association's an
nual meeting.
Loddear, son of H.B. sew
Modgie Locklear- of Lumber
ton, has been a Robeson b-B
agent for 11 years. He has
served as treasurer end chair
man of the Legislative Com
mittee of the State t-H Agents
Association and as vie? presi
dent and director of the
Dittrict 4-H Agents Associ
ation.
Other officer? are Mckard
"Dick" Peterson, Randolph
County Retention agent, t-H,
president; Sharon & Cnrrin,
QmnvMe associate Extension
agent, #VT, vice president;
Merg K Jfcmtag, Orange
associate Extension agent,
t-B, eecreterg; md John M.
Pbttitt, Moors associate Be
tension agent, t-H, tnasvrvr.
The officers were sleeted
September 3-5 in Nbge Mead.
Robert Locklear Painting To
Be Given Away in Drawing
Robert Lockiear, artist, dis
plays "Natures Mirror" to be
given away in a drawing
October 11, 1986.
'?NATURES MIRROR''
painting valued at $1000.00 a
30"x36" is on display just
before it is to be placed on
the block as a giveaway in a
drawing to be held on Satur
day, October 11, 1986 at the
Old Foundry Restaurant at 8
p.m. to raise funds for the
tNAACNCi Native American
Action Committee of North
Carolina, formed to assert the
political interests of Indians
throughout the state, This
special "pac" will be suppor
ting the Broyhill for Senate
Campaign, although its mem
bers represent a non- partisan
vision with primary Native
American concerns as priority
to groups' goals.
Artist Robert Lockiear and
his painting merely represent
a building block to the
NAACNC efforts to influence
local, stale, and national
political affairs concerning
Native Americans in North
Carolina. Any participation in
this effort will be appreciated.
Tickets for the drawing may
be pure based from tbe fstVuw
ingt Adeline L Maynor. A &
A Realtors. Pembroke. NC
28372 521 3629 or Dobbs
Oxendine. Auto Wholesale
Brokers. 1704 W. 5th St.
Lumberton, NC 28358 738
5630.
Everyone is cordially in
vited to attend this meeting to
hear comments from Cover
nor James Holshouser and
other invited speakers.
President designated National
4-H Week Oct. 5-11
President Ronald Reagan
recently proclaimed the week
of October 5-11, 1986 as
National 4-H Week. In doing
so, he saluted the members of
4-H, more than 4 million
strong, and said that on their
shoulders rests an important
responsibility for our nation's
future.
He said this special week
again recognizes the spirit of
America, of our people's
enthusiasm for learning, shar
ing, volunteering, caring and
helping their neighbors.
"Apply that spirit to educa
tion for youth in agriculture,"
the President pointed out,
"and for family living and
community development, and
you have the essence of 4-H."
He also commended 4-H
volunteer leaders, who num
ber more than 600,000, by
saying, " Their generous gift
of time and talents helps
vitally to involve young people
in our communities."
The 4-h program here in
Robeson County, as it is
elsewhere across the nation,
is the educational program for
youth, ages 9-19, of the
Cooperative Extension Ser
vice system. Extension is a
three-way partnership of the
U.S. Department of Agricul
'ture and its Extension Ser
vice. the state land-grant
universities, and county go
vernments. The volunteers
noted by the President, com
bined with private sector
donors, are often described as
the fourth partners by those
officially a part of the system.
Hie Robeson County Exten
sion Office has planned some
special events for the week of
October 5-11 for their part of
the nationwide observance.
Presently, it is expected that
over 300 4-H members and '
volunteer leaders will take
part in local activities.
Cathy M. Lowery, assistant
Extension agent, 4-H, said
she was pleased that the
President had included the
following message in his
official proclamation to all
those involved in 4-H nation
wide. "Nancy joins me in
sending our wannest congra
tulations on National 4-H
Week, October 5-11. May God
bless you."
Firemen to have festivities
The Firemen of Inborn County will have their
first firemen's parade Saturday, Oct II, at It a.m.
la Pembroke.
After the parade, a firemen's compodfiue iaroiv
iaf a water banal fight, a tag of war. Irsmlng In
turnout gear, patting on breathing enalpmant. a
ladder climb, bucket brigade will be held. Prtwas
wllbeghrcn.
Alee, there will he an span hsnse Isr the Per?.
bj^heFjre^sg^me^ asking beeth and enter