^flrf <u k otc 1986 s, ' a.:??';-??'?? Hi l ^7 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY *"' ' : P" ? | I^JTHE CAROLINA INDIAN VOIl neimii^e u /% "Building Communicative Bruges j onaPQAAi /vmii PEMBROKE- N-C /w ^ Tri-racial Setting." ROBESON COlif VOLUME 14 NUMBERS! 25c Per Copy THURSDAY. DECEMBER 18. 1908 Lumbee Bank Is Now Celebrating Fifteen Years Of Service Hie Lumtee Bank is in its 15th year of operation. This has prompted a celebration by stall, directors and friends of the Bank. While preparing for this celebration it was hard not to remember the begin ning of this unique organize tion. Hie idea sprang forth during a time of new ideas, changes, and revolutions - 1960's. Someone said why donrt the Lumbee Indians have their own bank? This would create many opportun ities for the community. It would afford the economic development of an economic ally depressed area. The idea became reality with people such as Howard Brooks, Dr. Martin Brooks, LH. Moore, John Robert Jones, Congressman Charlie Rose, Adolph Dial, Ray Liles and others. The above indivi duals were the original or ganizers with Howard Brooks being the Tint Chairman of the Board of Directors and Ray files being the first President. From a log cabin office on Third Street in Pembroke, the organizers set out to sell the necessary stock needed to open the Bank. Hie commun ity was very excited about the prospects of the first Indian Bank in the nation. Some folks who were financially able, purchased large blocks of stocx anu outers" purchased one (1) to ten (10) shares of stock. Several families pur chased one share of stock for each member of the family. The Lumbee Bank was officially chartered September 29, 1971. With the necessary stock being sold, the Bank opened for operations on December 22.1971. The office was a mobile home unit located near the Bank's pres em location, the origin*! sunt was Curtis Pierce, Ester Hed rick, Brends Shoemske, and Vernice Oxendine. As a result of the sale of 67,189 shares of stock, the Bank began with assets totaling $670,000. lb day the Bank's total assets are $16,000,000. The early days for Lumbee Bank was a struggle for its Board and staff. Hie opera tion of a bank was new to everyone except Mr. liles, the President There was also skepticism from a portion of the community. But with the opening of a new, beautiful office in March, 1973, it created more of an image of stability and permanency. With the continued growth of Lumbee Bank over the past 15 years, there has been a real economic impact in the com munity. Many businesses were assisted in inception by the Lumbee Rank. With len ding in the local market, many jobs were created which poss ibly would not have occurred otherwise. In August 1977 James Hunt became President of Lumbee Bank. Under Mr. Hunt's leadership the Bank experi enced rapid growth from 15,000,000 to $10,000,000 in total assets. Mr. Hunt left the Bank in August of 1984 and was replaced by Curtis Pierce as President. Mr. Pierce had begun with the Bank in 1971 as the Bank's Cashier. The Bank has had custom ers such as General Motors, Chrysler Corporation, Ford Motors Duoont, etc. But as with all community banks, the real support has come from the local community. Hie Bank has strived to be a part of the community by providing a personable ser vice and staying competitive. The present building hous ing Lumbee Bank has been expanded twice and looks to more expansion in the near future. As the surrounding area grows, so will the Lumbee Bank. Presently the Directors of Lumbee Bank are Arnold Locklear, Chairman; Dr. Martin Brooks; Larry Brooks; Redell Collins; Sybil Bullard; Carl Ricky Jones; and Charles Alton Maynor. The officers are Curtis Pierce, CEO; James Hedg peth. Sr. Vice President; Thresia Locklear, Vice Presi dent; Linda Chavis, Cashier; Charles Jowers, Assistant Vice President. The manage ment and staff are working towards better quality ser vice, future expansion, and improvement in economics of the communities Lumbee Bank serves. The next fifteen years of service to the Lumbee Bank market will progress at an even greater pace than the past. I,000's 16,000 ?? 15.000 ^ LUMBEE BANK'S 14.495,000 <5Vpt 30, 1900) ANNUALGROWTH ^ 14.000 v /M 3.937.000 *3.000 / -i- . . ? . ^ f 12.353.000 12,000 r II,000 / ~ 10.902.000 / fi 10.519.000 / \. / in niwi / \ / 10,400,000 1U.UW - / \ / ^10,163.000 . I ' ?9.316,000 9,000 / 8,000 / /7,436.000 7,000 / 6,000 / * 6.940.000 /MIO.OOO 5,000 / \ / / \ ^^6.229.000 I *^999,000 4,000 J / 3,820.000 3,000 / fc X 2.942,000 < 2,000 / n / P 1.000 / / 670,000 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 ge YEAR Due to the upcoming holiday season, the Carolina Indian Voice will be published early during .Chrislma3 and New Years weeks. During those two weeks only, the following deadlines will be effective. i Issue Deadline Published Dec. 26 lliur. Dec. 18,6 p.m. Dec. 22 Jan. 1 Mon. Dec. 22, 6 p.m. Dec. 29 llie staff of the Carolina Indian Voice would appreciate your help in adhering to these deadlines during this special time of the year so that *e may serve you : better. . ! MISSION CHURCH TO [ PRESENT CHRISTMAS PROGRAM DSC. tl The Mission Church wfll be pi seen ting the salvation dra | ma "FVom the Maofer to tbs I Cross" Snaday December tl [ at 7 p. a. Tha drams portrays the birth of Jesus and tha eradfixkML A Christmas so cial wfll ba kaid immediately alter the drama. Visitors am ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARALK HELD DSC. tl The Town of Fsmbrohe hali ha aamal CMatmaa parade Thursday, December 11 at I pa. Da spilt dts rain sad eaU, over 4,000 spectators came eat to enjoy the various floats, marching bands and other parade participants. Greg Camming*. President of the ftmbids Chamber of Commerce, said "Hie Cham ber of Commerce would Just ltoe to thank all the people mho participated in the par ade and also toe apaclaton who tamed out to see It in < apitoaf the weather. With the ChrieOnaa lights lit and the floats and marching bends. H was Jest a beaatifal parade, the Chamber of (Etonian a partlcipstsd in the parade in the near future. 111. n. a parade tor the people and we really appreciate aO those who wipynrtid m ?? ? toh.es v? : f'to' ??*???? v <| J. ?*.. A 4 ??to PSU LIBRARY & TOWN Or PEMBROKE HOLD BALLOON RELEASE JAN. 6 Tie Town of Pembroke and the Mary Livermore Library of Pembroke Bute University will eo-aponsos i balloon loteaae in ceiebrtttoo of Ro beaoo County's Bicentennial at 4 p.m. on January 6, 1987. The reieoee wffl take piece at the Pembroke Town Park aeroaa Boa SbefTa Seafood Ilia aeaat wft hafe Wok off labaasn County's Bicen tennial celebration. Other pobUe libraries and town, across tba county win atao bo partidpatbat in theae events. 11a pobHe ia encourair?Ki to aoaaa not and eajay tlria oeaat ? * Father And Son From Pembroke Join PSU Chancellor's Club Father and Son Join PSU Chancellor's Club ? Rev. Charles Wesley Maynor [left] and hts ton, Charles Alton Maynor [ngAf], both of Pembroke, become the first father and son to join the Chancellor's Club together at PSU. Shown accepting thefirstof their $1,000 checks to the PSU Foundation, he. is Chancellor Paul Givens of PSU. Chancellor's Club members donate $1,000 a year to the institution over a period of 10 years. by Gen,e Warren Pembroke- Rev. Charles Wesley Maynor and his son, Charles Alton Maynor, have provided a first for Pembroke State University. Tliey are the first father and son to join PSIT s Chancell or's Club together, meaning they pledge to donate $1,000 a year to PSU"s Foundation, Inc., for the next ten years. Hie gift by Rev. Maynor, 11. is indeed meaningful because he was the first graduate of Pembroke State when it became a four year college in the 1939 40 aca demic year. fembroRe auue was on the quarter system then, and Maynor completed his work in the second of three quarters. "I finished in March, but was asked to come back in June for the commencement exercises," said Maynor. "Re cause I was the first graduate, they placed me at the front of the line' and the others in alphabetical order behind me." Rev. Maynor also had the distinction of carrying the golden mace last Sept. 3 for the PSU convocation which launched the University's centennial year. Charles Wesley Maynor graduated with a B.S. it education, while his son, Charles Alton Maynor, earn ed his degree at PSU in 1963 with a B.S. in mathematics. Hie younger Maynor later earned his M.A. in Educa tional Administration through PSUs cooperative Master's program with Appalachian State University during the mid-1970's. This father and son repre sent the 34th and 35th mem bers of the PSU Chancellor's "Club, the most supportive group financially of the Uni versity. The senior Maynor, who is serving as interim pastor of Bear Swamp Baptist Church near Pembroke, is a retired teacher, farmer and minister. He said he is providing this financial support to PSU "be cause my life would have been different had it not beerr for this institution. I owe so much to it. And in giving t? it, I hope it encourages others to do the same." Kev. Maynor said Education opened all kinds of doors for him. His services to the community have included his serving ^as chairman of the board of the Id ml tee Bank for nine years. "When I first went off the board, my son, Charles Alton Maynor, took my place on it," said Rev. Maynor. The younger Maynor. who is 45, has served as a teacher and principal in the Robeson County Schools system. He is now a member of the Board of Education. He also served actively in the U.S. Army, went to Officers Can didate School, and has been commanding officer of the U.S. Army Reserve Ur.it at Pembroke. While a student at PSU, the younger Maynor was representative to the student government and a member of "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities." Charles Alton Maynor and his wife, the former Shelia Oxendine, opened Southern Interiors at Pembroke three and a half years ago. They contributed the carpet ing for the Braves Club Room . at PSU and shared in the neat carpeting of the room The younger Maynor said that Oceanus Lowry (of Pem broke) came to see him awhile back about providing financial support to PSU. "I told hira then that my father and t would like to be tha flnt father and son team to join the Chancellor's Club together, and now we are following through with that commit ment," said Maytior. "Education has been an integral part of my life. ft. is my love--and I want to have some role in the educational program of this area. Td I ke to be an example in this regard,"' stated Maynor. Rev. Maynor is married to ; the former Arpie Cummings of Pembroke. They are par ents of six children, three of whom graduated from PSU. The ones along with Charles Alton who graduated from PSU are Edith Maynor Taykn of Chesapeake, Va., and Eunila Maynor locklear of Pembroke. Chancellor Paul Givens of rSU, whose gifts to the new Chancellor's Club members included new hard-bound editions of the centennial history of PSU. told the father and son: "We of Pembroke 9late are delighted that you are joining. This institution has made a great contribution to this area and will continue to do so long after you and I are gone." Sharon Davis Awarded Music Scholarship Skarxm Davit. . Wmt In Pau Lousy Mime SeManMp at PSU. Sharon Davis. a senior musk department major at P8tJ from Harris burg. NC baa been awarded (be ltM km l Pate Lowry Musk Scholar ship. The scholarship was pre sented' at the annual Holiday Concert by all of the PSU musical organizations. The award is named in honor of Ira Pate Lowry, founder of the PSU Musk Deportment and its chairman from 1985-57. Mrs. Davis is president of Sgma Alpha Iota, the prolan atonal musk fraternity for women at PSU, and a member of the student chapter of the Musk Educators National Conference. She has also bean a Dean's list student A graduate Of Central Ca barrus High School at Concord, she sttanM Appa lachian Stats University lor twt rsemprisr t? thamnlni 1$ In hl(li school she woo ? member el the National; Honor Society, an honor ; graduate, i member of'the Mathematics Club, and wee named the "Moot Outstand in* Musician" for thiee yean. She also ysitli hinted la the All-Stafts Band Clink for At Pembrohe State, she k education but minocfa* tar mthofnttiit Mm. Davis is a member of: the first Baptist Church at IflHiMtMe MkanMUMtK

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