if PUBU8HED EACH THURSDAY * ' "* * raTHE CAROLINA INDIAN VO E _ "Building Communicative Bridges ? onoFSmi ;- - ? PEMBROKE. N.C In A Tri-racial Setting." I ROPCSOff ^ jj j VOLUME IS NUMBER f -? ZSc^rCepy ? IVlTtSi , 1997 J 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. Lumberton races to Shootout title PEMBROKE - Maria Lone* tmni ft potts ud Kwy Floyd ?iM M and Ebbfe Lmm art M 'y Lwbortoo defoatod Wort r- owtfvtp"of fkt^SSmaa "cSlSr Ssj&rSfiJS grabMng MVP tenon. ?*-? * - . tflVlta* a a . mm, -A , m HCwin topped ww pMhn potato. ; iuew?t*i*iieeh*l1e?iwrCi6iei BWWUWiitwmitMcMltUnt p. *?? MnwIJiWAMMiiiMlHn. MMM%NMwia ^tOWTW ? ?MI0II.T?^ PNMor jHErji^E&s^^rtwii 1 ? f 'np^^ut,-. ,3*^? B I ilflHjft^ 1j9l i ij . . . - .? - .?.? ? - ' ?' - r-; '-?" ' _ji^^__JEHlI?^ ?? ?*??? '?? * ?" Jvmmie Earl Cummrngt, 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. ? WHAT'S HAPPENING t 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 -M by^ 'wh^ 'abo^ jwris^Sn JeLsiT* **" -Krn*Mm$m Hills Food Store Raffles Off Microwave V I 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< /Vftmt 1 fi" A*m A OUm, dUvir W, iMi'iHu. j ,ew