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VOLUME 14 NUMBER 49 ? 25C Per Copy THURSDAY DBCE
J.P. STEVENS TO PAY DISC REM INATEES
IN SETTLEMENT
In a Settlement Agreement
made this summer. J. P. Stev
ens has agreed to make cash
payments to approximately
180 claimants, as well as to
any women or other minority
workers who were victims of
the Company's discriminatory
practices between January 1..
1973 and June 30, 1978.
In 1973, the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity
Commission offices received
numerous inquiries and char
ges of discrimination from
J. P. Stevens employees.
The charges covered loss of
wages and denial of employ
ment and promotional oppor
tunities based on racial o>
sexual discrimination.
EEOC investigations con
tinued until a "Commission
ers Charge" was filed again
st Stevens on November 7,
1974. Hie charge had approx-.
imately 180 specific claimants .
but was filed also aS" a class
action on behalf of all em-,
ployees or potential employ
ees.
This summer, a negotiated ?
settlement was finally conclu
ded between the EEOCand
Stevens. TTje settlement pro
vides for monetary payments
to the 180 individuals and
payments to any other minor
ities or women who were
victims of the Company's
discriminatory practices.
The number of people>
affected by this settlement
may be tremendous The
settlement covers 55 Stevens
plants in North Carolina,
South Carolina, Geoi"gia and
Alabama that were in oper
ation during that period-over
'40,000 employees at any one
time.
To be eligible for a claim,
workers must be members of
a minority (Black, Native
American, or other racial and
tfvh'irious minorities) or wom
en. They may still work at"
Stevens; may be former em
ployees; or someone who
applied to work but was
turned down.
Ihe Amalgamated Clothing
and Textile Workers Union
(ACTWU), is working with
other community, religious
and civic grouDs to assist it
the location of possible dis
criminatees. A local screening
for claimants, where people
will be available to answer
questions and to help fill out
claim forms, will be held on
December 6, 7, and 8 from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Holiday
Inn on Highway 401 in
Laurinburg, NC. For more
information, call (919) 285
7369.
Claim forms are also avail
able from the Equal Employ
ment Opportunity Commissi
on, 5500 Central Avenue,
Charlotte, NC 28215. Tele
phone (800) USA-EEOC.
All claims must be filed
with the EEOC by January 15,
1987.
Low Income Energy
Assistance Program Grant
To go to LRDA for-Lumbees
Chariman Paul Brooks and
the Lumbee Board of Direc
tors have announced that the
Lumbee Tribes has been
awarded a grant to establish a
Low Income Energy Assis
tance Program to be directly
operated by the Lumbee
Tribe. This grant represents a
"government to government"
relationship between the
Lumbee and the Federal
Government as allowed by
provisions of the Low Income
Energy Assistance Block
Grant, passed by Congress in
1981.
The Low Income Energy
Assistance Program provides
payments to eligible Lumbee
families to pay for heating
bills and to assist them in
energy crisis situations. Eli
gible Lumbee families must
have a total income at or
below 110 percent of the
current poverty level.
Lumbee families that may
oe eligible should apply be
fore December 12th at the
LRDA Energy Office nearest
to them. Elderly or handi
capped persons who wish to
apply may call the Lumbee
Regional Development Asso
ciation for assistance, or send
a representative to the de
partment.
The Low Income Energy
Assistance Program is not a
first come/ first served pro
gram. Any eligible Lumbee
household that applies by
December 12th will be assist
ed.
The direct funding and
operations of this grant pro
gram by the Lumbee Tribe is
a large step in the direction
charted towards Federal Re
cognition, and will assist the
.Tribe with on-going efforts to
prepare the administrative
and program structure that
will need to be in place at the
time of Federal Recognition-.
Carolina Telephone Scholarships Awarded
R'lXJ students Jessie Arnold
Locklear |second from left) of
St. Pauls and Gregory Breu>
inaton \ third from left] of
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Pembroke mere each awarded
a $500 scholarship from Caro
lina Telephone. Brenda Dou
gherty |left] is community
relations manager for the
Carolina Telephone branch
office m Fayettevtlle and Fred
Williams IngrAt] president of
FTC.
two Koltescwi Technical
College students have been
named recipients of the 1986
87 Carolina Telephone Schol
arship Program, school offici
als announced this week.
Gregory Hrewington and
of Pembroke and Jessie Am
old Locklear of St. Pauls will
each receive an award ol
*500. This is the third year of
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the Carolina Telephone Scho
larship Program.
"We realize that college
students are the future of
North Carolina and we want to
support them and the schools
in the community college
system preparing them for a
better North Carolina," said
Brenda Dougherty, commun
ity relations manager for tht
Carolina Telephone branch
office in Fayetteville. "Hie
future of North Carolina is
also the future of Carolina
Telephone."
Both Brewington and Lock
lear are second-year students
in industrial maintenance
technology. Brewington cur
rently maintains a 3.52 grade
point average based on a 4.0
scale. I/tcklear carries a 3.0
KPa.
To qualify, students must
show financial need and dem
onstrate scholastic promise.
Candidates must also be
enrolled or intending to enroll
in a program leading to a
technical degree or vocational
diatoms.
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Jimmie Earl Cummings
Supporters To Meet
The next public meeting to
discuss the death of Jimmie
Earl Cummings will be held
Thursday night, December 11
at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will
be held at the Magnolia High
School pvmnasium. This
meeting is being sponsored
by Concerned Citizens for
Better Government, a new
coalition of individuals and
organizations seeking justice
in Robeson County. Hie pub
lic is encouraged to attend
this meeting.
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Due to the upcoming holiday season,
the Carolina Indian Voice will be I
published early during Christmas and
New Year's weeks. During those two!
; weeks only, the following deadlines will
be effective.
Issue
Dec. 25
Jan. 1
Deadline
Thur. Dec. 18, 5 p.m.
Mon. Dec. 22, 6 p.m.
Published
Dec. 22
Dec. 29
The staff of the Carolina Indian Voice
; would appreciate your help in adhering to
these deadlines during this special time
of the year so that we may serve you
better.
Pembroke Parade Slated
The 13th Annual Christmas
Parade will start at 3 p.m. Thursday
afternoon Dec. 11. Interested
citizens, organizations, churches
McNeill, Mr. ana Mrs. Marshal*
Carter and other relatives. She lefC
Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving with
Mr. and Mrs Jim McGirt iij
Helen Heckwolf Named
Executive Director
llie Maryland Indian
Council has announced the
appointment of Helen Heck
wolf of Parkton, Maryland as
its "?w Executive Director.
Mrs. Heckwolf, a long time
resident of the Baltimore
area, brings to the Maryland
Indian Council ar extensive
and wide ranging background
in areas similar to those of the
Council.
Mrs. Heckwolf, a graduate
of Frostburg State College
(Bachelor of Science Degree)
and Johns Hopkins University
(Masters Degree in Educa
tion) has been an active
member of the Maryland
Commission on Indian
Affairs, Baltimore Zoologica
Society, National Wildlife
Federation, and numerous
local and National Indian
organizations.
According to .Gregory W.
Frazier, President of th?
Maryland Indian Council:
"We are extremely pleased to
announced Mrs. Heckwolfs
appointment. She brings to
the Maryland Indian commu
nity qualities we consider
essential and reflective of the
high standards they de
mand."
The Maryland Indian Coun
cil is a local non profit
community based organiza
tion which has for a number of
years successfully provider
employment and training
opportunities for Native
Americans in Maryland.
Founded by Indian leadership
the Council is federally recog
nized and promotes tribal
enhancement.
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P.O. Box 1075 Phone 521-2826
Pembroke, N.C. 28372
Bruce Barton
Connie Brayboy
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Indian education symposium
to be held at Pembroke
Members of the Hoke County
Indian Education Program Parent
Teacher Committee and Hoke
High School students will attend
an Indian Educational Policy Sym
posium for North Carolina which
will be held on December 4-5 at
Pembroke State University. The
event is being sponsored by the
Commission of Indian Affairs in
association with PSU.
Students attending the sym
posium will attend a workshop
about scholarships, said program
counselor Lorrie Jones. "The In
dian students need to be more
aware of scholarships that are
available and how to apply for
them," Jones said.
The two-day symposium will ap?
proach Indian Education in a
variety of ways. Topics iildude In
dian Education and the State,
scholarships, cultural survival,
identity, attrition, government
roles, and other issues. The intend
ed result is the development of a
policy statement to guide Indian
Education in the future.
North Carolina has no explicit
policy to guide Indian Education.
Although North Carolina has the
fifth largest Indian populaiton, it
is the only major Indian state
without a written educational
policy statement instituted or pen
ding.
The North Carolina Educational
Pplicy Symposium will take a
grassroots approach to policy
development. The symposium has
been designed to encourage group
participation from all those
associated with or concerned for
Indian Education. The format will
feature four sessions, a mining
and afternoon session each day.
Pre-registration for this event is
advised. If you additional in
formation please contact Kon
Hunt at 919-733-5998.
Ten Scholarships Offered To
Train Community Volunteers
RJR Nabisco in Winston-Salem and the Center for Creative Leadership in
Greensboro will jointly sponsor ten scholarships for North Carolina volunteer
community leaders to attend programs designed to improve leadership skills
and working relationships.
Recipients for the RJR Nabisco Scholarships for Community Leadership will
be individuals who give their time and talents to school boards, town councils,
county commissions or other organizations that affect the auality of community
life.
A selection preference will be given to women and minorities or to those
working with minorities or minority programs. Applications for 1986 programs
are now being accepted.
Two scholarships will be awarded in each of North Carolina's five major
geographic regions, one scholarship per region for the "Leadership Develop
ment" program and one per region for the program, "Working With Others: A
Management Process."
Both programs are offered at the Center for Creative Leadership. The parti
cipant or sponsoring organization will be asked to pay ten percent of program
related expenses, or about $300 for the leadership program and $120 for
"Working With Others."
For more information or to obtain application forms, write or call Katie
McLeod at the Center for Creative Leadership, P.O. Box P-l, Greensboro, NC
27402-1660. Phone: (919) 288-7210.
At the recent Mut rem
broke State University pa
geant, former Mitt PSlTi
were invited back at part of
PSVi centennial celebration.
Fifteen rttvonded. Left to
right, thev are: Betty Owen
dine Mangum, Raleigh, I960;
Mary Alice Pinchbeck TttU,
Pembroke, 1956; Flora
Jane Locklear Scott, Maxton,
1968; Annie Ruth Locklear
Revels, Greensboro, 1957;
Mary Dicie Loeklear Lowry,
Pembroke, 1961; Sylvia Sam
pson Miller, Charlotte, 1969;
Judy Loeklear Lowery, Chat
lotte, 1963; Dessie Oxendtne
uowery, LnesapeaJae, va.,
1964; Karen Gibson Jenkins,
Laurinburg, 1967; Brenda
Hunt Williams, Lumberton,
1979; Susan Bullafd Williams,
Sudman, 1977; Wanda Lock
bar, Pembroke, 197t; Katn- 1
ryn Gooden, Hope Mills, I
19S2; Melissa Gates, Chapel 1
Hill, 1983; and Christina I
Ruegger, Raleigh, 1984. 1