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ROBESON* S 200TH BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION NOW
OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY
Lumberton-Robeson County's
bicentennial celebration is
now officially underway, after
opening day festivities Tues
day, January 6, at the Robe
son County Courthouse in
Lumberton. The day's activi
ties commenced with a
appearance by Fort Bragg's
82nd Regiment Chorus, and
was highlighted by speeches
by Li. Gov. Bob Jordan and
Henry A. "Sandy"
McKinnon, a retired superior
court jurist, and Robeson
natfo, who gave a brilliant
history of Robeson County.
Mike Mclntyre, a local attor
ney, and chairman of the local
200th celebration of the U.S.
Constitution, also gave a
rousing speech in defense of
freedom and the sanctity of
the U.S. Constitution. All in
all, it was a good day to be an
American, and a Robesonian.
Robeson County was creat
ed 200 years ago Jan. 6 by the
state and named for
Col. Thomas Robeson, who
led 69 Whigs across the Cape
Fear River and fought 400
Tories during the Revolu
tionary War.
The year-long celebration
commemorates the 200th an
niversary of Robeson County
and features the three races
in the county. Representing
the races are three beauty
queens, a black, an Indian
and a white.
Several guests, including
Gen. and Mrs. James Lind
say. LL Gen. and Mrs. John
W. h oss, Maj. Uen. and Mrs.
Paul Oliver, county officials,
and members of the bicenten
nial commission, chaired by
Hector Maclean attended the
celebration kick-off.
Others attending was a
Robeson County school del
egation and local Boy and Girl
Scouts.
Closing segments of the
ceremony included a prayer
of gratitude by the Rev. Olin
Heffner and a 21 gun salute.
The Rev. E.B. Turner was
in charge of the benediction
and Carolyn Snow, accom
panied by the chorus and
band, closed by singing "God
Bless America." Rev. Julian
Ransom gave the invocation
and Hector MacLean, truly a
Robeson treasure, presided.
Robeson County Selected for
Celebration of Constitution
Robeson County has been
selected as the first county in
North Carolina to receive
designation as an "Official Bi
centennial Community" by
the Commission on the Bi
centennial of the United
States Constitution.
Hie announcement was
made recently by Mike
Mclntyre, Chairman of the
Robeson County Bi- Centen
nial Commission's U.S.
Constitution Committee.
Mclntyre said that the county
commission was notified of
the county's special status by
a letter from the federal
commission, which is chaired
by former Chief Justice of
the U.S. Supreme Court,
Warren Burger.
"Hiis designation allows
us to use educational materi
als which are being distribu
ted nationwide in honor of the
Constitution's 200th
anniversary. It also permits us
to use the federal logo, which
means we have federal
endorsement for our projects
and activities. Special recog
nition has now been given to
our hard-working county
commission," according to
Mclntyre.
Robeson County is now in a
position to administer a
meaningful celebration of
both the county's 200th anni
versary as well as that of the
U.A Constitution. A
proclamation issued by the
Robeson County Board of
Commissioners in October
authorized the Robeson
County Bi- Centennial Com
mission to lead both celebra
tions. State recognition was
given to the commission by
the North Carolina Commissi
on on the Bi-Centennial in
November. The State Com
mission, chaired by Lt. Gov.
Bob Jordan, commended
Robeson County as being
"exemplary of the kind of
committee we hope to achieve
statewide."
Several educational activi
ties have already been started
in the public schools, inclu
ding essay contests for senior
and junior high school stu
dents and coloring book con
tests for elementary schools
students.
Area attorneys who are
members of the Citizenship
Education Committee of the
Robeson County Bar Associa
tion are available to speak to
classes, civic chibs, churches,
historical societies and other
organizations. Groups inte
rested in such speakers may
call Mclntyre at 739 - 8818 for
further information.
Mclntyre emphasized that
Robeson County is slightly
older than the U.S. Constitu
tion. The county was formed
on January 6,1787, while the
Constitution was approved on
September 17, 1787.
Hector MacLean is
chairman of the county com
misson.
LOCALS PART OF 21 DEAD
DURING LONG HOLIDAYS
T weoty-ooe pwpl> died oo Nni
Carolina highways, hirtsding eight
from the Cape Fear region, during
the long houday weekend, raising
the death toQ far the Christmas and
New Year "a weekends to M, the
state Highway Patrol reported t?
death toll lor New Year's
was jest below INI, when SS
people died hi the first foer days of
the year, hot substantially higher
than the 23 deeths estimated (or the
twd holiday periods by the Carolina
Motor Club.
Two Robeeon County children,.
afiil and IS, were killed "teethe
moped they were riding was struck
by a car.
The victims were identified as
Shawn Franklin Carter, IS, and
Nicholas X Strickland, 5, of
Pembroke, according to state
trooper Heart Oxendine.
Oxeadine said the accident oc
curred en Reral Paved Road 1S5S,
about 1VS mUes east of Pembroke
at 5:60 p.m. Sunday. The two were
dead aWhe scene.
The trooper said the moped was
struck by a car driven by Gary
Curtis Strickand Jr., 17, also of
Pembroke. Strickland was not in
jured.
Tbe Strickland! were not related,
bat all three involved were
neighbors, the trooper said
fie accident is still being in
vestigated, and no charge has been
filed yet, Oxendine said.
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Supporters To Meet
There will be a public
meeting on January 15, 1987
at 7:30 p.m. at West Robesoa
Senior High. The meeting is
sponsored by Concerned
Citizens for Better Govern
ment in Robeson County.
Everyone is welcome to share
their concerns about the kill
ing of Jimmy Earl Cummin gs
by Kevin Stone, son of Sherifi
Hubert Stone.
Appointed To Indian
Housing Authority
Gov. Jim Martin has
appointed three new mem
bers and re-appointed
another to the North Carolina
Indian Housing Authority.
The new members and their
terms are: Masager T.
Richardson of Hollister, June
30, 1990; Sybil J. Bullard of
Pembroke, June 30,1991; and
Lee R. Epps of Charlotte,
June 30, 1988. James Alex
Hardin of Fayetteville has
been re-appointed to a second
term and will serve until June
30, 1987.
Richardson, 57, is a
member of the Haliwa-Saponi
tribal council. He also serves
as a member of the N.C.
Commission of Indian Affairs.
Bullard, 28, manages J.R.
Jones Grain, a family-owned
grain elevator business.
Epps, 51, is co- owner of
Safety Distributors, Inc. of
Greensboro.
Hardin, 36, is executive
director of the Lumbee
Regional Development Asso
ciation in Pembroke.
The Indian Housing Au
thority provides improved
housing for Indians of low
income throughout the state
and undertakes housing pro
jects within the boundaries of
another city, county or
regional housing authority
only if the latter authority
gives its apnrovel.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
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Alert Cable TV Expands to 16
Channel Primary Lineup
Alert Cable TV, Red
Springs expanded their
primary basic channel line up
to 16 channels January 1, _
1987. If you need a converter
to receive these new channels
contact the office at 739- 0072
or 112 E. 3rd Ave., Red
Springs. Cable representa
tives will be available at this
address to help you determine
what you need to receive the
new channels. The office
hours are Monday- Friday, 8
a.m.-5 p.m. If customers
would come to the office in
Red Springs, arrangements
for your needs can be made
much f#ster.
Financial Aid Workshop
at West Robeson
All parents of seniors and
seniors are invited to a
financial aid workshop to be
held at West Robeson Senior
High in the cafeteria on
Monday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m.
Presenters will be Ms. Ester
Jacobs, director of financial
aid at PSU and Ms. Hieresa
DeCarlo, assistant financial
aid officer at PSU.
For more information con
tact Aggie G. Deese, Senior
Counselor at 521-3253. All
parents are urged to attend.
Public Notice
Elderly divorcees some
times qualify tor more money
when their ex-spouse dies.
For partial list of Social
Security death benefits, and
also veterans information,
readers may send t
stamped, self addressed en
velope to John Speights, P.O.
Box 12743, Raleigh, NC 2760f
(919) 872-6235.
NEWS AND BRIEFS
John L Godwin, chairman
of the coordinating committee
of the Concerned Citisens for
Better- Government in
Robeson County, reports that
the American Civil liberties
Union will hold a press
conference in Lumberton on
Friday, January 9, 1987, to
announce their Intention to
represent thb sllmmy Earl
Cummings family. Ibis ded
sion was made after much
investigation by the ACLU.
Kevin Stone, son of Sheriff
Hubert Stone, killed Jimmy
Earl Cummings on November
1, 1986 after allegedly finding
drugs on the car Cummin gs
was driving. The coroner's
inquest of Cummings' death
reported Cummings died from
a bullet wound to the head
either accidentally or in self
defense.
PEMBROKE KIWANIS
Mr. Lpcuroua Lorry, spea
king before the Kiwsnis Clut
in their weekly meeting held
at the Tbwn and Country
Restaurant cited etatistkally
that in 1940 the farmer
produced for himeeif and 19
others, fa 1950 he waa feeding
29 others and H In
1970, 78 others and himself
and in 1986 he waa feeding
116 others and hfamlf
fa 1946 the farmer spent 22
percent out of esecy dollar for
production. What pert of the
dollar done the farmer get?
3 percent in 1946, hi 1966 26
percent out of a dollar, b
agriculture each man houi
spent has tripled in predue
trie*. fa 1960 General Motors
and fbrd laid off thousands
IB?? warn paid fa the
i Tinm Ari tr n seemtliee We
supply sod demand and
believing in the American
system I find the small farmer
is having it really tough to
make it The large farms
with careful management can
make it The avenge age at
farmers is going down and tlx
older farmers are getting out
of it Industries control other
industries but in farming wr
don't control other Industries.
FVxilby out produces tobacco.
The American Tobacco Co.
imports tooscco myn ooutr
Aaaarican SO cents a pound
Many questions and answ
ers followed Mr. Lowry'a
eesZ^MtT'Lewry, President
of the Robeeon County Farm
ftesident Henry Ward Oa
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Shown above is Mary I
Rogers who won the micro- 1
uave oven raffled off at the i
HUs Food Store, Pembroke,
December 23, 1986. Shown
uith her is Harvey Godwin,
manager of the Pembroke
HiUs Food Store. [Bruce Bar
ton photo]
Wins Three Trophies
Little Miss Meredith Bare,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Bare of Salisbury was
a contestant m the 1986- 87
Carolina Girl Pageant. Her
grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Bare of Salisbury
and Mrs. Stella Godwin Ox
endint of Pembroke. The
pageant was held on Satur
day, Dec. IS, 1986 tn the Mt
Pleasant High School
Auditorium, ML Peasant, MC
t\i tO-} to. M<<re.ik'th
in the Baby Miss Division
ages 1-3 years. The competi
tion included dress, sports
wear, judge interviews, talent
and photoqenic entries. For
her talent, Meredith capti
vated the audience with her
performance on the drum
dressed in authentic Indian
attire. Meredith was the
winner of three trophies: most
photogenic, talent and first
runner uv tn her division
ROBESON COUNTY SCHOOLNEWS
Seventeen junior nigh
tchool students at Magnolia
High School contributed do
nation* totaling over $900.00
for St. Jnde't Children'?
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Retearck Hospital by partici
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