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VOLUME 16 NUMBER t6 25$ THURSDAY, JUL ? SO, 966
Stri ke At The Wind!
Art Auction & Dinner*
Considered A Success
by Barbara Brave boy-Lacklear
Special to THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE
The spirit of Henry Berry Lowrie reigned Tuesday night
as 309art enthusiasts, "Strike At The Wind" supporters,
board members and cast jammed the banquet room at
Lumberton's Ram ad a Inn to see the unveiling of this
year's SATW official painting.
Guests attending the third annual Art Dinner and
Auction heard U.S. Congressman Charlie Rose announce
that he expected to see U.S. legislation enacted,
recognizing the Lumbee Indians as a tribe before the year
ends. The announcement received strong applause from
the audience.
"The legislation is a necessary part of the heritage of
the people," Rose said. The longterm Congressman from
North Carolina said there are cycles in affairs of all
people, and that the task to accentuate the positive about
Lumbees can be done through the continuation of SATW.
"The show is not something that can be done or
performed one season and one say they've done their
part It must go on." Rose was special guest speaker for
the event.
Guests attending the fundraiser, mingled during a
hospitality hour prior to the dinner and unveiling of the
painting commissioned by Robeson Historical Drama,
Inc., sponsor of SATW. -v
The hour gave those attending^ opportunity to meet
Lumbee artiHt Gloria Tara Lowery wHyexhibited 20 pieces
of artwork. ^ 1
Helen M. Scheirbeck, director of the North Carolina
Indian Cultural Center awarded certificates of Apprecia
tion to longtime supporters Hector Maclean and Adolph
L Dial for their many years of generous support for
Robeson County's only outdoor drama. Gloria Tara
luwety was recognized with a certificate as official artist
for this year's promotional painting. Shortly thereafter,
guests gathered in an adjoining banquet room where they
dined on prime-rib and sipped champagne before bidding
on a four by four foot painting entitled, "The Spirit of A
People."
Robeson Historical Drama board chairman, Harvey
Godwin, Jr. was master of ceremonies for the three-hour |
event, His announcement that Gov. Jim Martin had |
followed through with an earlier commitment to award
SATW $.'<5,000 was met with loud applause. Godwin ]
expressed appreciation on lie.half of the people of Robeson |
Cm.niy i-> 'be NC Governor and tjvthe Robeson County !
delegation of state officials for their financial support of
the 13-year-old outdoor drama. The late Julian Rerce's
work as general manager of the show was recognized by
Godwin. A toast to Pierce's efforts and memory followed.
North Carolina Representative Daniel DeVane served
is auctioneer for the event. Before unveiling the painting
which depicts the legendary Henry Beny lowrie and two
of his "gang" members. Artist Lowery told the
appreciative audience that the commission was the
biggest in her art career.
"When I get involved in something, I always get tunnel
vision. I had tunnel vision with this assignment" She
continued, "Henry Berry Lowrie is the spirit of/ill of us. I
wanted to show all I could be of his spirit" She said she
painted the painting in the old academic way in layers, so
there is a translucent quality about it. "Hie painting got
beyond me."
The receptive audience was caught up in spirit as
auction began on the original Lowery work. A proud
Robeson native, Riley Oxendine, now living in Alaska
took it with the highest bid of $10,100. Oxendine,
formerly of Pembroke arrived home on Monday to visit
family and friends and was invited by his sister Berteen
Prine to attend the dinner and auction. He had attended
last year's dinner and bidded on Ellis Sampson's
"Rhoda." He returned to Alaska without it. Oxendine
said he would place the art on temporary loan to
Pembfoke State University's Native American Resource
Center. He plans to retire in October after having worked,
with Or in Alaska for the past 30 years.
Two hundred limited edition prints went, on sale
immediately after the sale of the original. Adolph L Dial
took the first framed print at $3,400. The second print
went to Charlie Rose at $2,500. Dewey Hill, owner of
Hill's Food Store bought the third for $900. A fourth went
to John Edge for $450. James Edward and Peggy
Thomas, Saddletree community residents, took home a
matching pair of lowery's "Spirit of A People" and Ellis
Sampson's "Rhoda" for $800.
Remaining prints may be purchased from the SATW
business office located in P.S.U.'s Old Main building. The
purchase price is $100 per print,
"Strike At The Wind" is performed at the Adolph L
Dial amphitheater, two miles west of Pembroke. Show
bour is 8:00 p.m. on Thursday-Saturday, July 2 -
September 3.
Alaska resident, Riley Oxendine was highest bidder
at S<47Ws third annual Art Dinner and Auction held
Tuesday night at bumberton's Ramada fnn. The
former Pembroke resident paid $10,100 for Gloria Tara
bowery's original four by four-foot painting, "The
9pmt of A People.
Gloria Tam Lowery, official artist for SATW's Art
Dinner and Auction stands beside the painting she was
commissioned to do for this year's largest SATW
fund-raising event.
MISS LUMBEEI
PAGEANT
TO B EE MELD
ER I DAY,
J U L Y 1 ,
llie reigning Mia* I Aim bee Kim
Clark will relinquish her crown on
Friday July 1. Miss Lumbee
Pageant will be held at P8U
Performing Arts Center at 7:80 p.m.
MISS LUMBEE CONTESTANTS '
Angelina JaneU Moore
Mr. A Mr*. Richard Moore
Tma Mane Oxendtne
Mr. A.Mn. Rudolph Oxemye
*? ' *
Melanie Nicole Strickland
Mr. A Mr*. Hervia LockUar'
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Rita Lynn Jacobs
Mi. Carrie Jacobs
. . '
Hawkana Oxtndtne
Bernard <ft FX>?lyn Oxtndxnt
JU Domain Amman*
Kelly At Bonnie Amnion*
Carolina Hunt
Lmwood and Sally Hunt
Dr>imaLntroonlotMoar
Unda Carol LockUar
Latoma Tkompton
Jamtt & Lillian TXompton, Jr.
Gloria Tara Loivery, second left,
visits with guests during a hospitality
hour prior to last Tuesday night's
SATW Art Dinner and Auction.
Pictured left to right are: Shelia
Godwin, Loiuery, Harvey Godwin, Jr.
and Helen M. Scheirbeck.
Those taking part in SATW t
annual Art Dinner and Auction held
last iiiesday night at LumherUm't
ttamada fnn were left, NC Re pre
'tentative Daniel DeVane who served ~
as auctioneer; Adolph L. Dial,
longtime SATW supporter and board
member, and U.S. Congressman
Charlw Rote mho was gueit speaker
for the event.
The T-ewn of Pembroke has
designed and erected new signs that
are located East and West of
Pembroke on Highway 711. We
extend a warm and friendly welcome
to all visitors and community people
that are visiting our town.
The Pembroke Chamber of Com
merce president Charles Gregory
Cummings and Chairperson for the
project states this was one of our
major goals for our Chamber and the
Town for 1988. As president I would
like to personally thank the following
individuals and institutions for ma
king this project become a reality.
Thanks to the Town of Pembroke,
Woods' Sign Company, Pates' Sup
ply Co., Mrs. Sarah Bahner, Mr.
Adolph Dial, and of course our
community people.
By the way if you have not visited
the Town of Pembroke it would be
worth your time to visit the following
sites: Pembroke Stat* University,
PSU Native American Museum,
North Carolina Indian Cultural Cen
ter. The outdoor drama "Strike at the
Wind", and of course Lumbee
Homecoming 1988. We extend a
warm welcome to all.
HATCHER .
CO ISIS I DERS
LEGAL
ACTION
AG A I ISIST
B R I TT"
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Eddie Hatcher, facing charges of
hostage-taking stemming from the
Feb. 1 incident at the Robesonian in
Lumberton, says that he will take
legal action to halt the compromise
that allows Joe Freeman Britt to
become senior resident Superior
Court Judge. Hatcher says that he
has talked with attorneys about the
possibility of a lawsuit against the
move.
On Friday the legislative delega
tion from Robeson County announ
ced that it had reached a compromise
in which Britt would become senior
resident judge. Another judge, they
said, would be appointed by Gov.
Jim Martin, probably an Indian. And
Gov. Martin would appoint the staff
of a public defender's office to be
established.
Robeson County's District Attor
ney Joe Freeman Britt won the May
primary election to the newly created
judgeship, following the murder of
his opponent Julian T. Pierce,
although Pierce received more votes
than Britt Britt is unopposed in the
November election.
Hatcher expressed his disapproval
of the compromise in a letter to Rep.
Sidney locks. He stated that he felt
the compromise will not give the
minority judge any real power. As
senior judge, Britt has control of the
court calendars, the magistrates and
control of Robeson County. Hatcher
said. "We should not have taken
anything less than the appointee as
the senior judge," Hatcher said.
" Britt did not win the election, theft *
is no way he should be senior judge.
Hatcher stated in his letter to Rep.
Locks: "You have ignored the results
of a legal election only to pacify the
powerful. You have stated (in
newspaper accounts of Friday's
compromise), 'We just have to take
some losses and go on.' Are you
saying that 15 questionable deaths
are losses but not worth taking a
persistent stand and demanding an
ouster of Joe Freeman Britt?
"Your consent to proceed in an
environment of corruption and mur
der is not gain but loss. Your
agreeing to compromise does not
make anyone safer in Robeson
County.
"Rev. Locks, this is not the time
for compromise, but a time for
strength and persistence. And you as
a leader and a minister in Robeson
County should know this. We shall
all suffer unless this token compro
mise is stopped."
Hatcher anticipates a class action
suit to challenge the flawed election
law that allowed Britt to serve even
though the people of Robeson County
voted against having him serve. As
Hatcher comtemplates this suit,
among others to prevent the people
of Robeson County from being
"saddled with" a superior court
judge for eight years that, according
to election returns, was not the will of
the people.