Pembroke State Library \ t-^? ^ \ Established January 18, 1973, Published Each Thursd^mbroke. NC 28372 I 2 ? ?e? * * I r - ma ?2Jj^QQJI) QCDifelD W0K' "i l *< Pembroke, N.C. "Building Communicative Bridges In A Tri-Racial Setting" Robeson Col VOLUME 18 NUMBER 3 6 September 7, 1989 2b? rtK COPY Madie Rae Locklear announces Candidacy for LREMC Boards Madie Kae Locklear Announces for LRKMC Board Madic Rac Locklear, Super visor for the Red Springs Neighborhodd Service Center, has announced her candidacy for the at-large seat on the Lumbcc River Electric Membership Cor poration (LREMC) Board of Directors. Long time active in local and stale politics, Ms. Locklear stated that her ex perience in working with the economically disadvantaged through I our County Communi ty Services, Inc. could be utilized in serving on the LREMC Board. In making her announcement, Ms. Locklear released the follow ing statement: "I consider mvsell to be eminently qualified to serve on the LREMC Board of Directors. I have participated in the elec tions actively, and have sup ported various candidates. I have been an interested observer of the operations of the local Cooperative and am familiar with the by-laws. "Ihe rural cooperative was organized to provide electricity to people in the rural areas, the original intent of the Cooperative was to provide a much needed service at an affordable price. Since that lime, the cost for this service has escalated. Much ol this is due to the spiraling economic conditions in our state and nation. "I believe the local EMC needs a board member who is compas sionate with people-oriented pro blems and can relate to individual needs. That board membet should also be familiar with the struggle involved in running a household, meeting monthly bills in a timely fashion and in just 'making ends meet.' I would be just such a board member. "In my twenty-one years ol service with I our County Com munity Services, Inc., I believe that I have proven my ability to assist and offer advice anil counseling. My record as a jf people-oriented person speaks for itself. My committment to people has been demonstrated by 21 years of assisting clients in home wealheri/ation, obtaining emergency food and shelter, anil demonstrated by effective refer ral to agencies that offer quick and humane answers to people iw need. I have responded to thi best of my ability to any client who came or was referred to me with compassion, concern and dedication to the relief of those who found themselves indire cir cumstances. "If elected to the LREMC Board of Directors, I promise to carry this same committment, concern and compassion to the service of the LREMC member consumers. "In conclusion," Locklear continued, "Your support and vote will be appreciated. I am not running on a slate, nor at the re quest of any particular person or persons. I am seeking the at-large seat on the LREMC Board of Directors out of a heart fell desire to beof service. I do urge all members of the LREMC to at tend the October 17 annual meeting to be held at the PSU Performing Arts Center. Registration is from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. I also wish to remind the voters of the policy concern ing the election. You must vote for four candidates in order for your ballot to be counted. Please vote for Madie Rae Locklear as one of those four. Thank you." Locklear serves on the Robeson County lair Housing Board, is a member of a commit tee to bring a much needed rest home to the area, as well as many other boards and committees. She is married to William Locklear, Jr. and they have two daughters, both of whom are graduates of Pembroke Stale University. Pamela Locklear Receives Triangle Native American Scholarship Pamela Lock tear . Pamela L. Locklear, PSU senior who is majoring in sociology, has received a $500 scholarship from (he Irianglc Native American Society based in Raleigh. She is one of (wo Native Americans to receive a scholar ship. Official name of the scholar ship is the Mark K. Ulmer Native American Scholarship. It was presented to Ms. Locklear August 26 ina special program at the Brownstone Hotel in Raleigh. Miss Locklear is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Locklear. She plans to use her sociology degree to pursue a career in hospital administration. At Pembroke State, she has been a Dean's List student, reci pient of the David Osterneck Scholarship in sociology, treasurer of the N.C. Native American Council on Higher Education, vice president of the Sociology Club, and fund raising chairman of the PSLI Native American Student Organization. A graduate of Fairmont High School, she was there an honor roll student and a member ol the Spanish Club and Native American Student Association. Miss Locklear is a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church of Fairmont. Open House Planned for Indian Education Resource Center Hidden just 300 feet off one of Robeson County's most traveled highway intersections is perhaps the best kept secret of the Public Schools of Robeson County. "It's a secret about to be discovered by 5,000 school children who will gel a peek into a 10,000 year-old history of apeo ple during the last three weeks in September," says May belle Elk of the scheduled Open House of the Indian Education Resource Center. Operating under the auspices of Compensatory Indian Educa tion Project, Title V, the eight year-old ctnter will open its doors to students during the weeks of September II, 18 and 25. This becomes the second year the center has held lours in con junction with Indian Heritage Week in North Carolina says Elk, director of Indian Education for the Public Schools of Robeson County. The small, schoolhousc red center, located behind (he cen trual office of Public Schools of Robeson County, is sandwiched between two remodeled school units and is slowly becoming discovered by people interested in the history of the state's seven In dian tribes says Barbara Brayboy-Locklear, its coor dinator and curator. Brayboy-Locklear adds that the beliefs, ways of life, and roles of the American Indians are in terwoven so intimately with the cultures and histories of all the modern nations of the Americas that no civilization of the Western Hemisphere can be fully understood without knowledge awl appreciation-oI-them. ? "And yet, from the time of t, ? . >c heir beck "We vvill have officials I'rom tale government and the federal [overnment to join its lot this tistoric event to honor the Indian investors anil to bless our el toils o develop facilities that will elebrate the history, heritage tnd culture of Native \inencans >f North Carolina and the Southeast." said Or. Nchcirbcck. I he special aTvoiuii) to bless the grounds will be held before the opening dances ol the an nual pou wow of the I umbec tribe which will be held September 15 and 16 at the In dian Cultural Center. I he public i\ cordially invited and welcome to attend the blessing ceremony and pow wow. Dr. Scheirbcck noted that an honors dance will be held at the beginning of the pow wow lor special guests of the blessing ceremony. I he honors dance will be followed by a friendship dance for the pow wow participants and audience. Ihe North Carolina Indian Cultural Center is a proposed educational and entertainment tourist attraction that will be a tribute to North Carolina's Native Americans on a 500 acre tract on highway 74 near Pem broke. Local Student Studies in Spain Sean Stephen Jones, a 19*9 (raduage of W ake forest I'niver >il>, left for dadrid. Spain on \ugusl 30 to join a group of 30 students who will he slud>ing the spanish language at the liniversi > of Madrid. Sean will he purso ng his Masters Degree in Spanish. He is attending the University of Madrid through the ?uspiees Of Howling (>rern Stale University of Ohio. Sean received i lull academic year abroad scholarship while sludving in Spain. Sean is not a stranger o Spain is he spent a semester in Salamsinca, Spain during his junior vear at Make forest. While attending Wake forest, Sean was a Deanfs List student and participated in intramural sports. He also was th< first Lumber Indian to serve an academic >ear as a Congres-.ional Page in Washington, D.C, Ihgoulh the sponsorship of Con gressman Charlie Rose. Sean is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Jones opf Rowland, and the grandson of the late John L. Carter, Sr. and Mrs. Mary L. Cartervand the late l)r. Lnglish L. Jones and Margaret Jones. Whether by coincidence or fate, Sean at the age of 21 is in Spain studying the Spanish language as was his mother, Mrs Dolores Jones, at the same age in Sallillo, Mexico studying Spanish. His mother is a Spanish teacher at Purnell Swett High School and Pembroke State University. loca l_ m a rreni i nigs CHANCELLOR OXENDINE TO BE GUEST SPEAKER AT PEM BROKE YEW Locklear-Lowrvu VFW Post 2843 of Pembroke will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday night, September II at 7:30p.m. Guest speaker will be Dr. Joseph Oxendine, Chancellor of Pem broke Slate University. All members are urged to attend by W illiam D. Oxendine, Post Com mander.