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Established January 18, 1973, Published Each Thursday Pembroke, N.C. "Building Communicative Bridges In A Tri-Racial Setting" Robeson County VOLUME 17 NUMBER U2 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1989 25? PER COPY STRICKLAND AND LOCKLEAR ELECTED TO EMC BOARD Tinothy Strickland IThe 49th Annual Meeting of the Members of the Lumbee River Electric Membership Corporation was held Tuesday night, October 17, at the PSU Performing Arts Center. Hie welcome was given by Dr. Joseph Oxendine, Chancellor of . Pembroke State University. Invoca J tion was by Rev. Roosevelt Chavis, ? Pastor of Sandy Grove Holiness fe Church. Entertainment was provided by | the D & L Gospel Singers and Kelli f Wallace, Little Miss of America. During the open session members i. questioned the $5.00 late fee that is jj added to the electric bill one day I after the due date. One member F asked why the policy that exempts senior citizens from the $5 late I charge was not extended to the disabled.. General Manager Ronnie Hunt explained what the policy was and promised to convey her concerns to the board of directors. During the election ot tour board members. President Gus Bullard who had served for twelve years was unseated by newcomer Madie Lock Madle Rae Locklaar lear. The unofficial vote was 463 for Madie Rae Locklear and 416 for Gus Bullard. Timothy Strickland, also a 12 year incumbent was challenged by Cliff Sampson. Strickland narrowly re tained his seat Unofficial totals show Strickland receiving 447 and Samp son receiving 432. Incumbents J.W. Hunt and James Hardin were re-elected without opposition. In the board meetl|g following the annual meeting, J.W. Hunt 18-year veteran of the board of directors, was elected chairman. Serving as vice chairman will be Lacy Cummings, Secretary will be Timothy Strickland and James Hardin was elected Treasurer. Ms. Locklear is only the second female to serve on the local emc board. She stated: "I ran for a seat on this board because I had a vision to run....I am grateful to God for the victory and...It takes many people to win an election. I had some wonder ful supporters and I wish to thank all of them. "It is my desire to see mor^;; women on the emc board of directors...I do plan to address the issue of the $5 late fee and the issue of electric poles that are no longer serviceable to the co-op....I believe that those poles should be available to the member-consumers and shou ld not be utilized by any member of the board of directors....I desire to see less money spent on travel and believe that two or three board members should go, if those trips are necessary, and alternate...."Die elimination of 12 board members traveling across the United States will result in a savings to the cooperative....I don't believe that a board member should be rewarded in material ways for their service to the co-op...After all, it is an elected position and it is a privilege to serve....I have had 21 years experi ence working with the economically disadvantaged and I will keep their needs in mind in all my decisions.... And I do realise that it takes seven votes on a board of twelve members to change anything...But I will be working toward obtaining some changes that concern me and chan ges that are needed that have been expressed to me by other member consumers." Strickland, re-elected to his fith term stated: "ft has been a privilege to serve Lumbee EMC members. I ' am grateful for the votes of confiden- ' ce I received. I thank those who * supported me and will continue to I make decisions based on what I feel 8 is right and fair." e The Kingsmen to Appear at Prospect UMC [Thursday, November 2, will be a special day at Prospect United Methodist Church, Route 3, Maxton, NC. There will be a $4 plate sale (chicken or barbecue) from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. A gospel sing at 7:30 p.m. will feature local groups and the famous Kingsmen of Asheville, NC. This will be the highlight of the day. PEMBROKE KIWANIS BY KEN JOHNSON [ogram Chairman Pete Jacobs ented Mr. David Carter, Director >beson County Emergency Servi ?s speaker of the evening. The dy meeting also was the obser e of the 28th charter meeting of club held at the Town and ltry Restaurant. iVe must get people's attention imergencies and the recent icane Hugo did just that. We had i plenty of planning prior to o and all of the County's loyees, volunteer agencies, law rcement agencies, fire depart t, stores and plants had been in the planning. Our center is ed in the basement of the thouse," Carter said. "We have very fortunate to have been ed by the eye of Hugo, but we ed 9 shelters where 690 people sheltered. " Carter said evacua plans were ready. Emergency laws and ordinances were set up, including any restrictions since you never know when an emergency will occur. Everything needed was ready. Hugo was bad because another storm. Iris, was behind it South Carolina, and Sumter in particular, were hard hit and some people are still housed in gyms and other shelters. One man wanted just a jug of water. Water was in great demand and food had to be thrown away. Maybe the Good Lord kept Hugo away from us. We have 26 shelters in the county. We've had shelter drills and on Nov. 16 we are planning more emergency drills. It took 14 hours to evacuate Holden Beach so planning is extremely important Jeff Maynor requested Carter to sing and he responded by singing "Lord Take My Hand" in a fine baritone voice with the Kiwanians and their wives joining in. Continued on Page 6 PSU Chancellor Tells Superintendents PSU wants to improve education School superintendents or other representatives from 13 school districts in South Central Region Four of North Carolina met at PSU Oct. 11 and were greeted by PSU Chancellor Joseph Oxendine, who said, "We are interested in working together with you to improve the quality of education in our public schools" of the region. Oxendine, saying PSU "is commited to that," added that PSU is interested in specific ideas of "how we can make a dif ference, how we can make an im pact." Oxendine said 80 percent of PSU's enrollment of 3,081 students come from the 13 school districts represented at the meeting. Those were Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Ft. Bragg, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Rich mond, Robeson, Scotland, and Whiteville City. "We provide you with a lot of your teachers, and you provide us with most of our students," pointed out Oxendine, in saying the relationship between the school districts and PSU is a two way street. "We are interested in what kind of projects can be done. Some of your teachers have already talked to me about some. We want to improve the literacy problem, pre-school programs, 'Head Start' programs, and other programs that could be developed to help," said Oxen dine. The PSU chancellor said PSU is a comprehensive university which is looking for ways "we can be helpful because we want to be helpful." He emphasized that PSU wants "to get involved." Dr. Oxendine said he spoke this week to a group of retired teachers, exploring possible ways that they can be used in the classroom. "We are giving thoughts to ways PSU can help-not with an arrogant attitude that we know how to fix the problem but with the knowledge that we have peo ple who are willing to commit themselves to help," said Oxen- ! dine. The PSU chancellor asked the j public school educators if they had read the Oct. 11 column by syndicated columnist Edwin Yoder. "1 encourage you to read it," said Oxendine. "In it Yoder suggests dismantling all schools of education and all state depart ments of education. He suggests throwing out previously held ways of certification and going back and teaching the basics." In his column, Yoder states: "Beginning teachers would learn their apprentice skills under master teachers, not on college class time that should be devoted to learning someting important and substantive." Oxendine says he has some problems with Yoder's solutions to education, but added in the talk to the superintendents: "We do need to do better. 1 encourage you to use flexible, innovative, new ways of doing things. We want to be helpful." Speaking of PSU education majors, Oxendine said 96 per cent of them pass the com munication skills and general knowledge portion of the Na tional Teacher Examination the first time they take the NTE. He said he thinks PSU's curricula prepare the students to do well. Referring to Scholastic Ap titude Test (SAT) scores (on which North Carolina finished last nationally), Oxendine said, "We are going to monitor that closely as I'm sure you are. We get our students from you." The PSU chancellor talked about the problem in homes where youngsters "don't see their parents reading, where there are no books." Since becoming chancellor, he has emphasized that many parents in this region don't know how to read, putting their children at a tremendous learning disadvantage. Solving these problems, Oxen dine said, depends on "our will ingness to get involved and deter mining how we can best do it." He pledged PSU's help to the superintendents. All-Tuscarora Iroquois Fall Festival Planned r k ? r> ii #k^ c;u ? he eumci ii ^aruniia Tuscarora Nation is sponsoring an All-Tuscarora-lroquois Fall Festival on October 27-27 on the Tribal Land, off of 1340 (Old Maxton-Red Springs Road, about four mites out of Red Spr ings.) The festival will feature Iroquois Social Dancing f)er formed by the Fuscarora Kau-ta noh Society Social Dancers, movies to be shown about the Six Nastions, the grand opening of the Tuscarora-Iroquois Museum, speakers and performers from r* _i uiv jia i-xauuiis, i uuaiuid Iroquis arts and crafts, food (barbecue, fish, chicken and traditional Iroquois corn soup and fry bread), games and raf fles. Camping is available on the tribal land. The public is invited to attend, school classes are en couraged to attend on Friday the 27th. The festival will open at 10 a.m. both days. For further information Mike Dunn (919) 521-8978 or Chief Kever Locklear at (919) 521-4955. rrospeci Class : to Reunite 1 The 1979 graduating class of | Prospect High School will enjoy their 10-year class reunion on November 24, 1989 at 7 p.m. For further information contact Grady L. Hunt at 521-3276 after 5 p.m. or Michelle Strickland at 521-3279 after 6 p.m. Angus Day Planned On Saturday, October 28, 1989 at 2 p.m. Angus Day will be held at the Mt. Airy Jaycee Building. All descendants of the late *\ngus Locklear are urged to at end and brin^a covered dish. j LOCA L_ HAPPENINGS Open House will be held at Purnell 5wett High School on October 23, 989. Hie Open House will be held >etween the hours of 7-8:30 p.m. Principal Ray Oxendine, the faculty ; md staff invite parents and interest- : >d persons to attend. Award not limited to CCA Members . Last week in the article relative to the John L. Godwin Award to be presented by the Center for Community Action we stated that the award was limited to members of the CCA. The article should have stated: The award is not limited to members of the Center for Community Action. We regret the error. Nomination forms for the award may be picked up at the Carolina Indian Voice office as well as at the Center for Com munity Action. ! Poems Wanted For Contest and Anthology A grand prize of $500 is being offered by Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum Inc. in its new "Awards of Poetic Excellence" poetry con test. Thirty-four other cash awards are also being offerd. The contest is free to enter. Poets may enter one poem on ly, 20 lines or less, on any sub ject, in any style. Contest closes Nov. 30, 1989, but poets are en couraged to send their work as soon as possible, since poems entered in the contest also will be considered for publication in Poetic Voices of America, a hardcover anthology. Anthology purchase may be required to in sure publication, but is not re quired to be eligible for the prizes. Prize winners will be notified by Jan. 31, 1990. "We are looking for sincerity and originality in a wide variety of styles and themes," says William H. Trent, editor. "You do not have to be an experienced poet to enter or win." Poem should be sent to Spar rowgrass POetry Forum Inc., Dept. L, 203 Diamond St., Box 193, Sistersville, WV 26175. 1 Chancellor's Inaugural Schedule HXNESOUf, OCT. 25 9:00 a.m. Native American Art Exhibit (ail day) Native American neeouiiie Canter 9:00 a.m. Student Art Exhibit (ell day) Lcbby of Givans Performing Arts Center 9:00 a.m. Pest Graduates Invitational Art BAibit (all day) Chavis university Center (Upstairs Gallery) 8:00 p.m. Inaugural Recital by PSU Music Faculty Moore Hall Auditorium (Reception to follow) THURSDAY, OCT. 26 9:00 a.m. Native American Art BAibit (all day) Native American lie source Center 9:00 a.m. Student Art BAibit (all day) Lobby of Givans Performing Arts Center 9:00 a.m. Past Graduates Invitational Art Exhibit (all day) Chavia University Canter (Upstairs Gallery) 10:00 a.m. Dedication Ceremony of the Thomas Aseaatoly Room in the Native American ns source Center (Refreshments to follow) 11:00 a.m. Delegates' Registration lobby of Jones P.E. Center 2:00 p.m. Pint asm a Angus C. Godwin of Ithaca, N. V., College to present a Master lAoioe Class in Moore Hall Auditorium. Arkaission free. All faculty, students, guests invited. 3:00 p.m. Faculty Inaugural Symposium "PSU: A Vision for the 21st Century" Moore Hall Audi tori tea (Reception to follow) 3:30 p.m. Jazz Clinic Chavia university Canter 6:00 p.e. Chancellor's Dinner (3y invitation only) Chancellor's Diiung Room) 8:00 p.*. Contemporary Jin Concert (Open to everyone) Owls University Cantor (Light refreshments afterwards) FRIDAY, OCT. 27 9:00 a.m. Native American Art Exhibit (all day) Native American Resource Center 9:00 a.m. Student Art Qdiibit (all day) Looby of Givens Performing Arts Canter 9:00 a.m. Past Graduates Invitational Art Exhibit (all day) Chavis University Center (Upstairs Gallery) Noon Pre-Installation Buffet Luncheon (Pot delegates, guests, PSU faculty and afhainlstratianl Auxiliary Gym of Jonas P.E. Center Noon Aluwu Board of Directors and Chapter Officers Luncheon (By invitation only) Auxiliary Gym of Jonas P.E. Osnter Noon Chancellor's Pre-Installation Lmchaon (Par Board of Trustees, Board of Governors, Platform Party) (By invitation only) Chancel !or' t Dining Room and Cafeteria 2:00 p.m. Installation Ceremonies Givens Performing Arts Canter 3:IS p.m. Chancellor's Reception Tented Area outside Glvana pac 4:00 p.m. Nesting of Aliani Association Board of Directors and Chapter Officers in Room 251 of Chavis University Canter 6:10 p.m. Chancellor's Inaugural Banquet (By invitation only) Chancellor's Dining Roam 8:00 p.m. Inaugural Ball * (Opan Admission) Chavis University Can tar (Black tie optional) 9:00 p.m. Students' Inaugural Danoa Auxiliary Gym of Jonas P.E. Canter
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