raTHE CAROLINA INDIAN VOI( ' 9 EMtavaP9 1 ? ? I \ ^ Bf^sl A _ "Building Communicative Bridges onaB6Ay aaii?i? | PEMBROKE. N.C In A Tri-racial Setting." FfO^M99| 001901 I LREMC COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS NEW ELECTION After a lengthy public hear ing, the Sections and Cre dentials Committee of Lum bee River Electric Member ship Corporation voted to set aside the October 6 election and recommended a new election be held. The hearing was held to determine if any inproprieties occurred in the October 6 election. A protest had been filed by Rev. Elias Rogers who alleged vote-buy ing and other acts of improper conduct. The Committee was handed affidavits by Rogers' attor ney, Barry Nakell of Chapel Hill. The affidavits stated that the Co-op's president. Bishop Ward Clark. Jr. was offered money to members for their support of Conrad Oxendine who was opposing Elias Rog ers. They further stated that Clark removed campaign ma terial from the hands of members and intimidated members by paying them three dollar to vote against Rogers. Oxendine outpolled Rogers by 40 votes. The allegations, affidavits and witnesses were directed at Clark. Although he was not up for re-election he seeming ly had waged a campaign to unseal CJias nogers, wno was the first Indian ever to serve on that board. In response to questions from Nakeil, Clark first stated that he didn't spend "not a dime." Later he admitted that he spent (1400.00 to rent buses and pay drivers to get members to the polling site. He refuted the testimony of two witnesses who stated he offered "any amount you need" and "$200.00" to work against Rogers. These two witnesses were not present when he refuted their state ments. Clark, however, did not deny any statements made by the witnesses who remained until the end of the hearing. Rogers will be re-seated unUl a new election is slated. Also unseated by this action was Herbert Clark who was elected at the October 6 meeting by acclamation. The present board composed of Ward Clark. Elias Rogers, Gus Bullard, Timothy Strick land, Lacy Cummings, Ronald Hammonds, Harold Dean Brewer, James Hardin, Alton Dudley and JW Hunt will decide when the new election will be held. Countdown lo 5,000 Subscribers Continues Our countdown to 5,000 subscribers continues. For the record, when we started coun ting down at number 1, these were in addition to the subscribers that we already had. This week we heard from: 194. Lowry's Pharmacy, Pem broke 195. Green Manor Rest Home, Parkton 196. Betty Faye Brewing-ton, MI 197. Dennis M. Clark, MD 198. Wade L Lowry, TX 199. James Alton Barnes, PA 200. Hugh Locklear, MD 201. Mr. & Mrs. William Oxendine, Jr., TX 202. Elias Warriax, Pembroke 203. W J "Bill" Myers, Cleve land, NC 204. John Robinson, Pem broke 205. Robeson Health Care Com Pem hroke 206. Terrence Brayboy, SC 207. Gallaway Hunt, Lumber ton 208. James A. Hunt, Red Springs 209. Ardell Thompson " 210. Vernon Hunt, NC 211. Paul Harris, NC 212. Kerry Canaday 213. Luce Press Clippings, KS 214. Lockiear, Brooks, Jacobs |t Sutton, Pembroke 215. Rayfield Lockiear, Row land 216. J hn C. Revels, MI 217. R be son Technical Col lege, L nberton 218. G< aid D. Lockiear. MI 219. N h Lowiy NJ 220. M s Mae Walker. TN 221. Jt iny Cummings, NC ************* 222. Cecil Locklear, Pembroke 223. Deep Branch School, Lumberton 224. East Robeson School, Lumberton 225. Fairgrove School. Fair mont 226. Green Grove School, Fairmont 227. LitUefleld High School, Lumberton 228. Long Branch School. Lumberton 229. Magnolia School, Lum berton 230. Oxendine School, Max ton 231. Parkton School, Parkton 232. Pembroke Elementary School, Pembroke 233. Pembroke Junior High School, Pembroke 234. Pembroke Middle School, Pembroke 235. Piney Grove School, Lumberton 236. Prospect School, Maxton 237. Rex-Rennert School, Shannon 238. Ho be son County Career Center, Lumberton 239. Smiths/Allenton School, Lumberton 240. Southside/Ashpole School, Rowland . _ 241. Union Chapel School, Pembroke 242. Union Elementary School, Rowland 243. West Robeson Senior High School, Pembroke 244. R.B. Dean School, Max ton 245. Proctorville School, Proc torville 246. Rowland Middle School. Rowland 247. Townsend Middle School, Maxton Firet Union recently concluded a 6weekfundm?ing event for "Strike at the Wind" uAm Ktmberiy Clark, Mitt Lumber 1M7-6S, drew the winning debet on their raffle. Approximate ty $900 woe raited during this event which ended on Oct f when Kimberty drew the lucky name of Dwayne LocUear from the Deep Branch area ae winner of a framed print of Rhode Strong. Shown holding the print with Dwayne LocUear [left] it Nancy Blue from Bret Union who told the moet ticket! for the fiend niter, and later handed the check to Mr. Mian Pierce far "Strike at the Wind. " Spotlight on Lowiy's Country Store i Local Business Persons By Barbara Brayboy-Locldear Special To THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE The days of yesteryear are kept alive at Lowry's Country Store. Located in the Prospect Community, it's a watering hole for those who thirst from memories of how it used to be in rural Robeson County. It's a tranquil scene inside the.store where tin lard stands line the floor and garden tools stamj in corners. Elastic suspenders hang from a rope above* shelves filled with chewing tobacco. Ceiling nails hold scales which weigh meats, seeds and nails in the place built to serve neighbors who are mostly fanners. Joann Locklear is full-time manager of the business her Jate father, Joe Lowry, built in 1974. Her mother, Priscilla Lowry owns the store and assists whenever she "feels good." Operating the store comes easily for 31 year old Locklear, who says, "Tve always wanted to be my own boss since I worked with my daddy at the old Pates Store outside Pembroke. Since I was 14 years old, my daddy taught me everything about running a store," she adds. Lowry is content to take a backseat as her daughter manages all operations of the business. "Jo talks a lot and meets people very well. She's never met a stranger," Lowry says. Lntnng uie winter monms customers come m just. uj sit ?nu talk. "It doesn't bother me when people come in just to sit. because I like to talk," Locklear laughs. Lowry says she, too, enjoys the company and adds, "I can't get out and visit with my health like it is. If we didn't have this store, I wouldn't see many people." "We love people and like it when they come in and tell about life years ago," Locklear says. A bam located near the store holds com grown on the Lowry farm. A special scale is used in weighing 100 pound amounts sold to customers. The scale gets a real workout in the fall when pecans are gathered. "Local farmers raise pecans, and northern people buy 'em, so we offer our scales to help them out," says Lowry. There is no charge for scale usage. Reading the four different scales used in the business comes without effort for the owner and manager. "There's a scale for garden seeds and a scale for meats. There's a scale for com and one for nails," Locklear points out. Special services are offered to customers. Some requests come for items not offered in stock. "A man came in the other day and wanted a wood heater. We don't sell them, but I ordered one for him," Locklear says. The customer was able to get the stove pipe needed for the heater from the country store. Joann Locklear selects a wooden handle for a customer. According to Iocklear, seasons dictate what goods sell well. "Hog-killing time is coming up. so we have plenty of lard stands for that. Fall is here and we have wooden handles for regular axes and bush axes and leaf rakes for yards," she adds. Spring season brings orders for garden seeds, vegetables and orchard sprays and hoes. The hog raiser isn't forgotten. There are feeds and "pig wormers" available. "People like to come here because we have a little bit of everything for everybody," Iocklear comments. A recent visitor came with a request for garment-mending. Sixty-two year-old Lowry placed herself at her late mother's old pedal machine and repaired the gentleman's suspenders. She quickly announces, "I don't do sewing for the public." lowry, a widow, joined a local "singles" club a while back. She says she's not looking for a mate and adds, "I just attend the meetings for company." The mother/daughter team teaches a primaries Sunday School class at their Prospect United Methodist church. "I devote my time U> the church and this store," Locklear says. She says she has no children and has no problem with working 12 hours a day. "I have plenty of time and love for people, and I love it when tbey come by to visit That way I get to talk." she says. To locate lowry's Country Store, travel approximately 6 miles west on Prospect Wakulla Road. Turn left at Prospect SchooLGo past Prospect United Methodist Church. Take first paved road to left the country store is last building on left side of road. Store hours are from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed on Sundays. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO... Galloway & Ronie Lee Hunt Mr. and Mrt. Galloway Hunt are thrum with their ton. Galloway Hunt, Jr. at the recent gathering for their 50th wedding annivertary celebration. ? , By Barbara Brayboy-Locldear Special To THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE "I take our running away to get married to be one of the happiest days of my life." Ronie Lee Hunt says while telling of the elopement plot carried out 50 years ago. "I packed me a few clothes in a paper bag, raised the window in a back bedroom, dropped the bag on the dirt outside," she recalls. She then adds, "I couldn't very well tell my mama I was going to get married, she'd snatched it from under my arm." It was just a little while later on that September, 1937, night she was running through the rows of ribbon cane, that she heard. "Are you ready?" Peeking through the tall stalks was Galloway Hunt, the young man she had dated for five years. "Yes, rm ready," the 19-year-old bride answered. "We hit the ditch bank with that paper bag of clothes under his arm, crossed the ditch and ran to the car of g waiting friend." Last Sunday that friend, Herbert Locklear, was among the 160 guests honoring the couple with a golden wedding anniversary dinner at Mt Airy Baptist Church. The Hunts have been farmers all their married life and continue to work the earth. This past season they tended 196 acres of tobacco, soybeans, corn and vegetables. "Fve fanned all my Ufa," says Mr. Hunt. He glances toward his silver haired wife and adds, "We work side by side Just Hhe a team." While his profession is enjoyable, it is not without its drawbacks. He says there are no fair prices given the tanner for his goods, and the farmer is " underdogged" all the time. "All farmers are getting a rotten deal. The/re in the dirtiest thing them is from their feet to the top of their heads," he laments. He then slyly adds, "Hut they'll always You can kick 'em out of their houses and they'll stfll live." Mr. Hunt who has never spent a day in the hoepiul as a patient attributes his good health to hard work and his wife's 7 ? ? . V/' .""V ' ? - , 'vft ?? jSa. good cooking. He says. "There's nothing I enjoy more than good food. She'd better not come to me with sandwiches. Give me any kind of vegetable. I eat 'em all." She says she doesn't mind cooking three full-course meals a day. But says she prefers to be outdoors. "I don't mind keeping house, but don't put me there year round." Much time is required in keeping the yards surrounding the Hunt residence located in the Raft Swamp Community. Flower beds and rows grace the home they've lived in for over 20 years. "I never get tired of fooling with flowers. Everywhere I ever stayed I wanted beautiful flowers," Mrs. Hunt comments. "I get right mean when I have to get on a lawn mower and get aound all that shrubbery and flowers," Mr. Hunt says. He says he usually hires someone else to do the chore. "I don't want to slow down until Ihaveto," says 69-year- old Mrs. Hunt She adds, "I can't content myself if I know I have something to do and am not doing it" She says she watches little television, and whenever she does, she's crocheting afgans to give to relatives and friends. ! Mr. Hunt who never takes a vacation, goes to the beach occasionally just to get away from the "cussed telephone." "I go to relax. 1 use to love fishing until I got into big fanning. Then I had to quit" he says. He says he sees fishing as a waste of time. His wife thinks he works too hard and says, "I quit insisting that he stop, because I know it's no good. When he takes a notion to do something, there's no stopping him." Mr. Hunt calls the months from Nov.-Jan. his "resting time," and adds. "I just hang around and cure and sell my jftweet potatoes." He sells them from a storage barn behind his 'house. O a ? * 1J *? a ?_ - ? ^ a. ? ? i ovvvmy-iwu year ora nuni says ne ones as mucn wot* as ne did when he was 60 year* old. "lean hustle for ten hours. Only after I make ten hour* in the ffejd and come inside, do I get tired." tie ashes his cigarette in an ashtray cradled in a laminated tobacco leaf and Says, "I will not retire as long as I have good health, f love to sink, and the way I figure. Til last longer as long as Tm moving." Then he softly adds, "I love to see God's good earth given. wooweooooeaooowow Wmtt ?Rob*ton Rartnt- Ttacktr Conference Night West Robeson Senior High School will have Paieot-TWher Conference Nght on Monday, October 26,1987 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. All parents of West Robeeon students are invited and encouraged to come visit the school and talk with teachers. Report Cards were issued on Monday. October 19, 1987. The faculty and administration would ttkt for this school year to be rewarding for each student Working together, we can make this happen, k is most important that all parents meet and talk with their aon/daughtar's teachers. We need appreciate you pport ' V. ' V: V'it-'iH '? * ? ' REP. SIDNEY LOCKS TO SPEAK AT MEETING OCT. 99 Rev. Sidney Locks, member of the N.C. House of Representatives, will be the guest speaker at a special meeting of the Concerned Citizens for Better Government on 1 Thursday, October 29. The meeting will be held at Fairgrove School in Fairmont. NC from 7:30-9:00 p.m. The theme forthe meeting is Remembering the Past and Voting for the Future. The public is urged to attend this meeting. FIRST BAPTIST CHEBRATES HOMECOMING OCT. 95 First Baptist Church of Pembroke will celebrate their homecoming Sunday, October 25, 1987. A special singing will be held at 2 p.m. that day. Area church choirs and groups are welcome to participate. The pastor, Rev. Charles P. Locklear, and the congregation invite the public to attend and celebrate with them. -< FIRST BAPTIST TO HOLD REVIVAL OCT. 96 30 First Baptist Church of Pembroke, NC will be holding revival services October 26-30, 1987. Services will begin at 7:30 p.m. with special music nightly. A nursery will be provided. Guest speakers for this revival will be Rev. Bo Parns, pastor of Big Cove Baptist Church in Cherokee. NC, and the Choctaw Baptist pastor from Oklahoma. Rev. Parris also serves as moderator for the Cherokee Indian Baptist Association. The public is welcomed and encouraged to come and share in this special week at First Baptist The pKstoris Rev. Charles P. Locklear. LRDA COMMUNITY MEETING TO BE HELD OCTOBER *6 Lumbee Regional Development Association (LRDA) will conduct a community meeting concerning the upcoming Indian Education Program Proposals to be submitted to the Office of Indian Education by November 16, 1987. The meeting will be held on Monday, October 26, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. at the LRDA Bookroom and Conference Center located on Third Street. The meeting is open to the public to gather input into the Title IV Part B and C grants to be submitted. INDIAN M USEUM OF THE CAROLINA S TO SHOW SPECIALFILM OCTOBER** a* In honor of German Week at St Andrews Presbyterian College, the Indian Museum will show the film, "Dreams Which Came True," about the life and work of Heinrich Schliemann. Those who enjoyed the PBS series, "The Search for Troy," will be interested in this account of the German archaeologist who found Troy. The film will be shown Thursday, Oct 22nd, at 7:30 p.m. at the Indian Museum of the Carolinas. 607 Thmpike Road, Laurinburg, NC. For more information call (919)276-5880. REP. HASTY APPOINTED TO PROPERTY TAX STUDY COMMITTEE Raleigh -Representative John C. (Pete) Hasty of Robeson County has been appointed by House Speaker Liston B. Ramsey to the newly created Property Tax Study Committee. The 1987 General Assembly established the committee and instructed it to make a "detailed and comprehensive study of the efficiency and effectiveness of the property tax system in North Carolina." The group will "examine all classes of property comprising the tax base and all exemptions, exclusions and preferential classifications." The committee is to file a written report by March 1, 1989. Hasty, a Maxton insuranceman, is chairman of the House - Corporations Committee. He represents Hoke and Robeson and part of Scotland County in (he 16th House District. REP. LOCKS APPOINTED TO COMMISSION Raleigh--Representative Sidney Locks of Robeson County hai been appointed by House Speaker Liston B. Ramsey to (he North Carolina Mental Health Study Commission. The work of the commission, which has been in operation since 1973, was extended for another two years by the 1987 General Assembly. It will "examine the needs of North Carolina citizens suffering from severe and persistent mental illness and develope a comprehensive plan to provide care and respond to those needs." Locks, a minister in Lumbertof(, represents the 16th House District made up of Hoke and Robeson counties and part of Scotland County. He is chairman of the House Appropriations Base Budget Committee on Hainan Resources. SGH TO X-RAY HAIIp WEEN TREATS Children look forward to Halloween as a fun time. Srutheastem General Hospital wants to help make sure it's a afe time, too. On Halloween night, Saturday, October 31, from 7:00 to ' OJ) p.m., SGH will x-ray Halloween beats to make sure they