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VOLUME 17 NUMBER 23 ~ THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1989 25? PER CO, ,
Pembroke Town Board
Approves $495,00 Grant/
Loan Application
by Sam Kern*
Upon motion by Councilman Larry
T. Brooks and a second by Council
man Harry Oxendine, the Town
Board approved the submission of an
applicaton to the State of North
Carolina, requesting $495,000 in
economic development grant money.
Mr. Dave Doolen, economic devel
opment coordinator with the Tusca
rora Tribe of North Carolina, worked
up the proposal for R & R
Manufacturing Company which is
currently operating east of Pembro
ke. He then made the request to the
Pembroke Town Board to request the
grant wich will then be loaned to R &
R Manufacturing for expansion of
their business to be relocated off
Railroad Street in the area of
Fleetwood Homes. Repayment of the
loan will be made to the Town of
Pembroke which will then have a
revolving loan account for similar
ventures.
'the Board also approved awarding
the administrative contract for the
FY 88 community development pro
ject to T. Dale Holland. Community
Development Project for 1986 was
amended to allow payment of
administrative services from a later
block grant Ibis was necessary.
according to Tdwn Manager
McDuffie Cummings, due to
additional units being included that
were not in the original projections.
Lumbee Bank was designated as the
depositor for Community
Development Block Grant funds with"
the mayor, town manader and town
cleric being designated as signatures
approved for expenditure of the
funds. Mr. Lavira Chavis, town cleric,
will also be the finance officer.
At the request of the Pembroke
Police Department, Ike board appro
ved allowing a carniJl to locate near
the old shopping center, off the
Union Chapel Road. The carnival will
pay the police department $1000 in
advance to be spent as the
department determines.
After working toward annexation
for five years, according to Mayor
Milton Hunt, the bfcard approved
three resolutions of intent to annex
three areas adjacent to the town.
Those areas are East, off Highway
711 in the area of the Gerald Maynor
property, in the northern area,
around Harris' lYailer Park, and in
the western area, around Pates, and
over the Deep Branch Road. All
proposed areas must meet statutory
requirements, according to the Town
Attorney Ron Sutton. Maps and
study of the proposed areas to be
annexed must be available for public
inspection and review 30 days before
the public hearing set for August 7,
1989.
Councilman Harry Oxendine
asked, "Have we completed our
obligation in providing services to
residents in the areas previously
annexed?" Tbwn Manager McDuffie
Cummings said, "Yes, we have
spent $670,000 in the areas to make
services available for citizens who
want them."
From the time of the public
hearing on annexation, it would be 12
months before the action could be
finalized. If all areas were to be
annexed, the population in town
would increase by 287 according to
Cummings.
In a final action, the board set a
work session on the 89-90 FY budget
for June 19, 1989 at 7 p.m. in the
board chambers. In a brief review.
Manager Cummings stated that the
proposed budget is for $1,341,725
which will be proposed without a
property tax increase. The budget
does propose a $1.50 increase in
sanitation charges and .10 increase
in water rates per 1000 gallon
consumption. This would mean that a
household using 10,000 gallons of
water per month would pay an
additional $1.50 per month for water
use.
few Historical Exhibit on
1^58 Klan-xall^a^Museum
Hie Native American Resource
Center is pleased to present a new
historical exhibit which concerns the
1958 rout of the Ku Klux Klan by
local Indians. On January 18, 1958,
the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
were all set to hold a rally in a field
they had reportedly leased near the
Town of Maxton. But what happened
that night was not exactly as they
expected. Several hundred Indian
men (by some reports as many as
1,000 men) also attended the rally.
After an exchange of heated words,
the Klan's lone light bulb was shot
out, and the rally came to an abrupt
end. The Klansmen disappeared
into the woods, leaving behind their
fallen flag, an un-burned cross and
some other items. The Indian
community, and no doubt the Black
community and the county's
progressive whites, celebrated.
What could have been a massacre
turned into a miracle; only a feu
minor injuries were suffered, and nc
>ne was killed.
Mr. Bob Fisher, presently Mayor
f Maxton, but who was at the time
t hief of Police in Maxton, has
generously donated his collection of
photographs, letters, news articles
and other memorabilia relating to
this historical even to the Native
American Resource Center. These
items make up most of the exhibit
which fills two display cases. Includ
ed in these documents are the two
1958 LIFE Magazine editions which
carried news and pictures of the
event
Also featured in the exhibit is a
new painting by well-known Lumbee
artist Tarm Lowery. Her oil painting
depicts the events of what has
become known as "the Battle of
Maxton Field" in a beautifully
precise way, capturing the spirit of
the men, on both sides, who were
involved. Her complete control of the
facial expressions of the participants
leaves viewers with a profound
feeling for what happened on that
night
This educational and historical
exhibit will be on display throughout
the summer. The Native American
Resource Center is located in Old
Main Building, on the campus of
Pembroke State University.
selected tor special U.S.
Department of Labor
Program
Terena Sheppard, a rising junior at
Pembroke Slate University majoring
in biology, has bben selected by the
U.S. Department of Labor to wortt in
a two-summer Co-Op Program at
Charlotte.
After the successful conclusion of
that program and graduation, from
PSU in May, 1991, Miss Sbeppard
will become a full-time Federal
Government employee.
Her duties will include making
certain that federal regulations in
hiring of minors and women are
implemented by any agency handling
government contracts.
Miss Sheppard, 19, is the daughter
of Duel and Hope Sheppard oi
Pembroke.
An '87 graduate of West Robeson
High School, she was there a
member of the Beta Club, Spanish
Gub, and Drama Chib. She has also
been a school cheerleader for sir
years.
A member of Harper's Ferry
Baptist Church near Pembroke, she
is former president of the Youth
Class and a member of Youth
Choir.
Her father ia a '78 graduate of
PSU, and her mother is present!}
attending classes at PSU.
"Paying for
College"
Workshop
Planned
.On July 1989, the Native
American Resource Center will pre
sent a workshop entitled "Paying for
College." litis workshop is designed
to familiarize parents, students,
guidance counselors, school princi
pals, teachers, and others with the
possible ways to pay for a college
education.
The workshop will be conducted by
Dr. Dean Chavers, President of the
Native American Scholarship Fund,
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dr.
Chavers graduated with a B.A. in
Journalistic Studies from the Univer
sity of California at Berkeley, and
holds an M.A. degree in Communica
dons, an M.A. in Anthrolology, and
a Ph.D. in Communication Research
from Stanford University. Dr. Chav
ers is the former President of Bacone
College, and has for many years been
involved in fund-raising for Native
American organizations. Thus Dr.
Chavers is an excellent resource
person for individuals who wish to
learn more about how to pay for a
college education.
The workshop will be held from
2:30 until 4:30 p.m. on July 6 in the
Resource Center in the Old Main
Building on the campus of Pembroke
State University. There will be
charge for participants. For more
information, contact Dr. Stan Knick
at the Resource Center, or call
621-4214, extension 282.
Kimberly
Chavis
Earns Degree
from Meredith
Kimberly Chavis, daughter of
Maxine Chavis of Route 2, Pem
broke, NC earned a B.S. Degree in
Buainess Administration
(management) from Meredith Coll
ege on Sunday, May 14. Chavis was
among 463 graduating seniors and
graduate students at the 88th
commencement exercises in the E2va
Bryan Mclver Amphitheater on the
college campus.
Robeson Historical Drama
Wins Governor's Award
Robeson Historical Drama, Inc. of
Pembroke has been named a recipi
ent of the 1988 Governor's Business
Award for Arts and Humanities.
Hie award is presented to recognize
noteworthy contributions to the
cultural environment of North Caro
lina and its communities. In the long
term, the awards are intended to
encourage businesses and cultural
organizations to form productive
partnerships that support the arts
and humanities in our state.
Robeson Historical Drama, produ
cer of the outdoor drama "Strike at
the Wind" was one of 11 businesses
and arts groups honored in April
during the Governor's Business
Council on the Arts and Humanities
annual awards banquet. Robeson
Historical Drama was one of only two
arts organizations, from among the
more than 1,000 organizations in
North Carolina, to receive this
prestigious award.
Robeson Historical Drama was
founded with the specific purpose of
creating an outdoor drama that
would present and preserve Robeson
Qounty history and culture. And for
thirteen seasons, "Strike at the
Wind" has told the fascinating tale
of a legendary Lumbee Indian hero,
Henry Berry Lowrie, instilling pride
in 1be teeat community, and attract
ing audiences from all over the state.
Robeson Historical Drama, in addi
tion to fostering innovative business
support in its cultural efforts, has
been applauded by many leaders
across the state for building bridges
in a tri-racial community. The
Robeson Historical Drama Board of
Directors includes members from the
Black, white and Indian communities
working together to promote har
mony among the races. Robeson
Historical Drama, along with the
local business community, has work
ed extremely hard to eliminate a
crippling deficit, and is diligently
inpursuit of a much improved
financial and artistic future.
harvey uodwin, Chairman of Robe
son Historical Drama Association,
Inc. is shown accepting the Gover
nor'* Award from the Honorable
Jame* G. Martin, Governor of North
Carolina, , .
Jenkins "To
Speak At
Magnol is?
Graduation
Dr. Charles R. Jenkins, Viee
Chancellor for Academic Affairs at
Pembroke State University, will
deliver the keynote address for
Magnolia High School's graduation
exercises in June.
A native of Rockingham and a
resident of Laurinburg, Dr. Jenkins
has been a member of thePembroke
State University staff since 1971. His
appointment in that year to the
Department of Education was but the
initial step in his elevaticu to his
current position at the university. He
has served as the Director of
Admissions (1975-1986), Director of
Student Teaching (1974. 1976-77),
Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs (1977-78), Deanof
Academic Affairs for Programs and
Faculty Development (1978-80), and
Academic Dean (1980-86).
Dr. Jenkins earned his educational
doctorate from Duke University in
1975 and his graduate and
undergraduate degrees from East
Carolina University in 1967 and 1966,
respectively.
Commencement exercises will be
held at the A.D. Lewis Auditorium n
on the campus of Robeson
Comifiunity College on Thursday,
June 8, 1989 at 6:00 p.m.
HATTERAS
TUSCARORA
OPENS OFFICES
IN MAXTON
The Hatteras Tuscarora Tribal
Foundation has opened offices in
Maxton, NC at 231 McCaskill
Avenue. They are located two doors
up from Austin's Drug Store. The
phone number is 919-844-5859. The
office is open from 8:30 a.m. until
3:00t>.m. Monday-Friday. Interested
persons are encouraged to come by
*or call to update information on tribal
?roll for Federal Recognition.
Hired by N.C.
Indian Cultural Center
Mark Butler was recently hired
in the position of Village Plann
ing ana Prograjn Specialist with
UieL North Carolina Indian
Cultural Cento" of Pembroke
The Cultural, Center is a major
economic and tourist project that
is being developed in Robeson
Dr Helen Scheirbeck,
Developmer' Director of the
Cultural Center", said, "We are
pleased to have Mark Butler join
our staff. He has much
knowledge and experience with
"living" history exhibits and
development of natural history
exhibits." She noted that Butler
has broad experience with Indian
studies and demonstrations of In
dian lifestyles of prehistoric time
periods.
According to Scheirbeck,
Butler will be responsible for
planning the development of an
Indian village complex and
related programs. The. complex
will shqw tne progress.in culture
and technology or Indians of tne
Southeastern United States from
10^00 years ago to about 1840
Butler was formerly employed
as a Natural History and Living
History Consultant for the
Schiele Museum of Natural
History in Gastonia, N.C. He is a
1986 graduate of Appalachian
Slate University with a degree in
Biology
Butler said he has had a life
long interest in the technology of
pre-historic Indians. He said the
Cultural Center's goal is to con
struct houses, tools and crafts
that best represent Indian culture
by using the methods and
materials available to
Indians of the different time
periods.
. Butkr said, ''The site .where
the Cultural Center will oc
developed has many natural
resources that will b^ a great asset
to future programs in the Indian
Village complex." He said the
site nas a vareity of plants and
animals that were used in
prehistoric times.
Butler said that in the future
the Cultural Center will sponsor a
series of workshops that focus on
primitive lifestyles and
technologies. He said many of
the materials produced in the
workshops wilf be used in the
construction of the village com
plex and exhibits. He said the
workshop topics will include such
things as making tools, collecting
and preparing materials and con
structing houses.
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Judge James Oxendine to
speak at West Robeson
Commencement
Judge James W. Oxendine of
Atlanta, Georgia, will bethe com
mencement speaker at West
Robeson High School this Friday
at 6:30 p.m. The commencement
will be held at Pertibroke State
University's Performing Arts
Center.
Judge Oxendine is a native of
Robeson County, and is the
brother of William L. Oxendine,
Chairman of the Robeson Coun
ty Board of Education. Judge
Oxendine graduated from Fair
mont High School. He received
his B.S. Dearec from Bethel Col
lege in McKenzie, Tennessee; his
M.S. and Ph.D. from Peabody
College of Vanderbilt University
in Nashville, Tennessee; and his
L.L.B. from Stetson University
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in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Judge Oxendine has lived in
Atlanta, Georgia for more than
30 years, and was engaged in the
practice of law in the labor rela
lions and employment law area as -
a trial lawyer. He has tried more
than 500 jury trials, representina
many of the major corporations
th the southeast. 1986, he was ap
pointed to serve as an appellate
jiudge in the State of Georgia by
Governor Joe Frank Harris.
Judge Oxendine resides in
Duluth, Georgia and has three
children: Cynthia, John, and
Shirley. His son John is a lawyer,
continuing in the law firm
established by his father. John's
wife. Lee, is also an attorney in
{he Atlanta area. 1 hey also reside
in Duluth, Georgia.
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