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: VOLUME 17 NUMBER 15 THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1989 25* PER CO
KELU WALLACE
Little Miss Lumberton
On Saturday. April 15 at the
Lumberton Civic Center. Kelli WaJ
lace will relinquish her title as "little
Miss Lumberton" to one of the six
lovely contestants. Kelli is the
eight-year old daughter of Earl and
Yvonne Wallace of Lumberton. She
attends Piney Grove School where
she is in third grade. Also, she
attends Mt. Olive Baptist Church
near Lumberton.
Kelli has enjoy many guest
appearances and performances dur
ing her reign. She wishes to thank all
those who have supported her this
past year.
Kelli would like to invite the public
to attend the "kittle Miss liimberton
Pageant," sponsored by the Heart of
Robeson Jaycees. The pageant will
begin at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center.
Local Judge Attends
Judicial Course
Nevada- Judge Gary L LockJear of
the District Court of Robeson Coun
ty, North Carolina has completed the
Special Court For Attorney and Non
Attorney Judges course, March
12-24th. at The National Judicial
College. Judge Locklear was elected
to the District Court (Judicial District
16-B) in November, 1988 and was
swom in on December 5, 1988.
The course is designed for new
special jurisdiction judges or inex
perienced judges who desire a
review. Covered in the course are
problems faced by judges in these
courts and solutions such as new
technology and improvement of
judicial skills. First step in judicial
education for the judges with law
degrees, explores the law and its
application to special courts, a
comprehensive review of the funda
mental legal principles and proce
dures emphasizing criminal proce
dure before, during and after trial:
elements of criminal offenses; ar
raignments and preliminary hear
ings; domestic violence; search and
seizure; and problems in traffic
proceedings and trial techniques.
The course attracted 71 judges
from 16 states.
The National Judicial College,
located at the University of Nevada
Reno, trains more than 1,600 judges
per year from around the world.
Affiliated with the American Bar
Association, NJC is the leading
judicial education and training insti
tution in the nation. Since its
establishment in 1963, the College
has issued more than 22,000 certifi
cates of completion to judges of all 50
itates and 106 foreign countries.
THE COACH'S CORNER
BY KEN JOHNSON
Leaving 7b Live Safely
Learning to live safely is in
fluenced by our emotions, attitudes
and motives. These are psychological
considerations and developing atti
tudes forces us all to adjust properly
to our environment and master skills
of safe driving, swimming, playing
basketball on a dry floor, etc. We
master skills to cope with dangerous
situations rather than being reckless
and taking needless chances. A
knowledge of hazards, the skills to
cope with them and the attitudes of
maturity are important. We have so
many liability areas in sports, in
work, at home, with fire arms, etc.
that we need to be careful in our
thinking of safety consciousness at
all times. Hie ethical responsibility
for the safety of our fellow man is
always there and the motivational
factors of survival, peer pressure,
self-enhancement, and mastering
hazards are accomplished by the
principle guiding rules for action and
the learning law of effect (locking the
bam door after the home is stolen).
TV law of exercise or drill I repealing
t skill over and over until it becomes
automatic) and the law of primacy
Itaach safety skills at an early age.
the way a twig is bent is the way it
will grow) and important Meaning
fulnesa is important If something is
important it will be learned through
bitter experience. It is important for
our schools to provide these learning
experiences through their
physical education, driver training,
vocational and home-making cour
ses, typing, science courses, all the
fine arts courses, literature--all are
aimed toward the total education of
the individual.
Education should not be designed
to just the development of knowledge
objective, but lather the physical,
mental, social and emotional objec
tives should all be focused upon. The
physical fitness objective goes along
with the knowledge objective, and
should not he left out of the
curriculum as happens in this drug
age.
Singing
The Burnt Swamp Baptist
Association's quarterly singing
will he held Sunday, April 16th ai
Bear Swamp Church beginning at
2 p.m. All singing groups are in
vited to come and participate.
RAF Justice Project
Seeks Solutions to County
Employment Problems
by Connee Brayboy
Mitchell Locklear and Jennifer
Nickles are taking a serious look
at the employment conditions in
Robeson County. The two are on
staff with the Rural Advance
ment fund's Justice Project. The
Rurual Advancement fund is a
non-profit organisation begun in
1984 to address the inequities suf
lered by poor people in the rural
courtroom. Since that time, the
Justice Project has felt the need
to look seriously at some of the
other inequities facing the
citizens of Robeson County.
Their quest for employment
statistics has proven quiet in
teresting, as well as informative,
according to I ocklear.
"We called the county
nianagei's office and requested a
breakdown by race of county
employees," said Locklear. "The
compilation of employment by
race and the salary ranges by race
was not really surprising. It simp
ly verified what we already
knew," Locklear continued.
Both Locklear and Nickels said
they were a little more than sur
prised when their office asked
County Manager Jim Martin for
a copy of the Affirmative Action
Plan lor the county. Martin, they
said, told them he was not sure
the county had such a plan. He
would find out and let them
know. Martin did find out there
was an Affirmative Action Plan
and provided them with a copy.
"When you consider the I act
that the County manager did not
know about an Affirmative Ac
tion Plan, it is i-asy to understand
why Blacks and Indians arc not
only the lowest paid county
employees, but also why so few
arc actually employed," Locklear
said.
"Ihc statistics themselves
speak volumes about the unfiar
hiring and promotional practices
by our county," Nickels said. "If
the county manager is not aware
of a plan for fair hiring, he can't
possibly be implementing fair
employment opportunities."
A breakdown of Robeson
County employment by race
shows the following: there are
615 people employed by Robeson
County. Of those, 317 are white;
126 are Black; and 171 are In
dian. There is one full-time
Hispanic employee.
Of the loial number of county
employees, the salary range by
race shows that 45.5 percent
white, 27 percent Black and 27.5
percent Indian are recieving
512,000 $ 14,000 yearly (starting
pay). 50.7 percent white
employees, 22.7 percent Black
and 26.5 percent Indian are mak
ing $14,000-$ 16,000 per year.
In the $16,000-$18,000 range
the percentages are: 48.8 white;
13.7 Black; 37.5 Indian. In the
$ 18,000-$20,00l) range the
percentages are: 64.4 white; 13
Black; 22.6 Indian. And 69.6 per
cent of the white employees are
receiving annual salaries of over
$20,000 as compared to 13.8 per
cent of the Blacks and 16.6 per
cent of the Indians.
? "These figures," Locklear
said, "raise some serious qucsi
tions. Are Indians and Blacks ap
plying for these positions' If not,
why not" Is the county encourag
ing applications from Blacks and
Indians""
Locklear and Nickels will raise
these questions and others
relative to county employment
before the Human Relations
Coinmisson, hopefully at their
next meeting. "These questions
are legitimate," Nickels said,
."and the problem of
underemployment of Blacks and
Indians must be dealt with. We
will ask the Human Relations
Commission to work tow ard rec
tifying the county employment
situation, not just articulate the
problem. We understand that the
Human Relations Commission
was (orrtjcyJ, not as a token
gesture oI good will, but to offer
solutions and recommendations
for prompt and workable solu
tions."
Locklear agrees. "We at the
Rural Advancement Lund have
compiled the information. We
have identified the problem and
will not accept anything less than
a 'real' solution. I am sure we will
hear that old line about qualifica
tions. Always when you mention
hiring more minorities, you hear
'send me some that are qualified
and I'll put them to work!' It it is
an Indian or a Black, they must
be qualified....but a white in
Robeson County, it seems, need
only be white."
Next week we will look at the Justice Project's indepth look at the
county's Affirmative Action Plan, along with some recommendations
for the county commissioners.
PEMBROKE KIWANIS
BY KEN JOHNSON
I he weekly meeimg was held ai
lhe I own and Countr)
Restaurant with County Exten
sion Agent Circgory Iravjck as
the speaker. "Agribusiness," a
video was shown by Mr. Iraviek
as the biggest business in the state
involving praetieally everyone.
I housands ol agricultural pro
duets produced in the stale re
quire many people with over
10,(KM) working in the poultry
business alone, which is the
number one commodity of the
dale I here are numerous services
lor example, the baking industry
with wheal producing larm sells a
loal ol bread lor 54 cents, the
wheal it self would Cost approx
imated 4 cents. I wo-lhirds ol
Norlh Carolina land is under
lorestry, with more furniture
manufactured in North C arolina
than any other state. Over 60d
pounds of paper made per person
in the state, and one larm wotker
leeds 116 people. Il is a vast
agricultural complex .is each per
son is a consumer, therefore,
agriculture becomes everyone's
business.
Agriculture Extension Services
do make a difference in
everyone's lile. I hey help
farmers in making a difference
between prolit and loss, in put
ling knowledge to work. By
telephoning l-8(X)-662-7301, a
person can get the extension
tdctip on any agricultural pro
blem anyone can possibly think
of. lood, home, food produc
tion, home maintenance, land
scaping, house plants, manage
ment, pest control, 4 11 and
youth, trees, etc.
Visitor was Mr. Woody Hunt
Irom l alls Church, Virginia.
P r e s i d i n g - J c f f Ma y nor;
Invocaiion-Dorscy Lowry; Song
l eader Ld I eels; Program
Chairman-Kay lowry; Reporter
ken Johnson.
Association Honored for
Support of the Arts
Raleigh- Robeson Historical Dra
ma, Inc., of Pembroke has been
named a recipient of the 1988
Governor's Business Awards for
outstanding support of the arts in
North Carolina.
Robeson Historical Drama was one
of 11 businesses and arts groups
honored April 6 during the Gover
nor's Business Council on the Arts
and Humanities annual awards ban
quet
"The outdoor historic drama
'Strike at the Wind!' re tells a story
of cultural importance," said Doug
Booth, chairman erf the Governor's
Business Council on the Arts and
Humanities and president of Duke
Power Co. "Robeson Historical
Drama succeeds in bringing innova
tive business support to the annual
production."
Robeson Historical Drama was
founded with the express purpose of
creating an outdoor drama that
would present and preserve Robeson
County history and culture. And for
13 seasons, "Strike at the Wind!"
has told the fascinating tale of a
legendary Lumbee Indian hero,
instilling pride in the local commu
nity, and attracting audiences from
i
across the state as well.
Robeson Historical Drama has
fostered varied business support in
its cultural efforts. The business
community is actively involved in the
Drama's three annual fundraisers
an Art Auction/Dinner, golf tourna
ment and Christmas benefit. Busi
nesses donate awards for the golf
tournament and purchase and dis
play prints of artwork featured in the
art auction. During the "Strike at the
Wind!" season, business nights,
each dedicated to an area business or
corporation, encourage employee
attendance.
The Governor's Business Council
on the Arts and Humanities is a
nonprofit organization created in
1977 to encourage and recognize
support of the arts and humanities
throughout North Carolina.
"The awards are presented an
nually to businesses that have
demonstrated, over the course of a
year, outstanding support of the arts
and humanities in North Carolina,"
chairman Booth said. "This is truly a
prestigious award. By supporting the
arts in the communities they serve,
these winners have enhanced the
quality of life for all of us."
I Kenny Buffaloe to host I
new self defense show I
Kenny Buffaloe. the first Lumbee
Indian karate star, will be the host oi
? new TV ?M> K yoVu^hiD-Kn:
Karate and Self-Defense. The show
will be seen weekly on Fridays from
12 noon-12:30 p.m. The show will air
on Channel 47 on Cable TV.
The show is titled "Self-Defense
and You" and will feature Buffaloe
and several of his advanced-karate
students demonstrating and teaching
viewing audiences karate techniques
for self-defense. When Buffaloe lived
in Japan and was a student studying
Kyokushin-Kai Karate, he was invol
ved with a TV show of this kind. He
gained valuable experience from this
show. "Self-Defense and You" will
be the first show of its kind in the
United States.
Buffaloe is also completing his new
video "Fighting Karate: The Ulti
mate Fbtential." It is being produced
by Mejiro Productions and is sche
duled to be released to video stores
this summer. Buffalo will release
several copies of this video to stores
in Robeson County weeks before it is I
released nationwide so "home peo- *
i".' ,fl ** first look .t this!
?xciting video. ?
KENNY BUFFALOE I
Head Start Receives Awards
On March 22 through 24. 1989
the I.limbec Regional Develop
ment Association, Inc. Head
Start Program staff, Patricia B.
Locklcar, Head Start Director,
Vivian Locklcar, Health
Handicap Coordiantor, and
kathy Locklcar front I airgrove
Head Start, attended the North
Carolina Head Start Association
Conference in C harlotte, NC.
I he I RDA Head Start Pro
gram received the following
awards: Parent of the Year went
to Kathy Locklcar, who is a
parent (torn the I airgrove Head
Start Center in Fairmont. Alumni
Award went to Joyce Malcolm, a
lormcr employee ol the l.RDA
Head Start Program. Ms.
Malcolm has worked with Head
Start lor over 17 years and is cur
rents employed by the Robeson
County Board ol education.
Special Recognition Award went
ol Belmont Abbey College Stu
dent Government lor assistance
with clothing lor the I RDA
Head Start Children. Best
Membership Award went to
I RDA Head Start Program lor
over .RIO percent memberships,
l or this achievement the program
received si video camera and car
rying case.
Shown left lo right: (.Hinda Collins (parent from Rax Rrnnrrt Head
Start Center); Patricia B. Locklrar (Head Start Director); Kathy
I ocklrar (parent from t'airgrove Head Marl Center); and Vivian
l.ocfclear (Health-Handicap Coordlantor)
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