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] is Tuscarora Tribe
I 1 1 1 ! i es $50,000Grant
Hie Hal teres Tuscarora Tribal
Foundation has been awarded %
$50,000 grant from the Administra
tion of Native Americans (ANA). Hie
grant will be for fiscal year 1990. Hie
grant monies are to be used for
continuation of work on the Hatteras
Tuscarora Petition that was submit
ted to the BIA, Federal Acknowl
edgement Branch, in 1980.
Members who enrolled with the
Hatteras Tuscarora Tribe in the
1970's are urged to renew their
membership by informing the tribal
office about changes in addresses
and family additions. The tribal
office is located in Marion, N.C. on
231 McCaririll Avenue. The tele
phone number is (919)844-5857, or
call (919)521-9635 for more informa
tion.
Linda D. Oxendine
Memorial Golf Tourney
Scheduled March 24
A Linda D. Oxendine Memorial
Scholarship Golf Tournament ia
being held Saturday, March 24, at
Riverside Golf Course near Pem
broke.
All profits from the tournament
will go to the Linda D. Oxendine
Endowed Scholarship Fund at PSU in
memory of the late secretary of the
PSU Ihyskal Science Department
who died suddenly last spring.
Die tourney will be a four-man
team, captain's choice event Teams
will consist of A-B-C-D players
selected by a "blind draw" March
23. The event is open to all men and
women amateurs.
Entry fee is $25 per individual or
$100 per team. This includes green
fee and golf cart as well as
refreshments and prizes. Sponsor
ship of foursomes by businesses or
individual* ia encouraged. .r""*"
Teams will assmebie at 9 a.m. for
the 9:30 a.m. "shotgun" start
Prizes will go to the first through
the thirf plsce teams with these same
teams receiving trophies. Merchan
dise will also be given to those
closest to the pin on all par-three
holes as well as for the longest drives
on No. 12 for A players. No. 2 for B
players. No. 16 for C players, and
No. 8 for D players.
Checks should be made payable to
Pembroke State University and pre
sented to any committee member or
mailed to Dr. Jamee B. C ha vis, PSU,
Pembroke, N.C. 28372. Deadline for
entries is March 21.
Co-chairing the committee plan
ning this event are Pkuletts Dial and
Ruby Smith. Other committee mem
bers besides them and Chavia are:
Dr. Jose D Arruda, Jimmy Goins,
Lemark Harris, Randall Jones,, Ar
Larry McNeill Tbnuny Swett, Dr.
Harold Teague, and Dr. Pete Wish.
POW Pirandas Advance
GREENVILLE. Nti-Tamer
Lowry, Stephen Hunt, Tim
Brooks and Devon Dial grabbed
medals for PEmbrokc Ocean
Waves swimming at the Eastern
Zone Carolinas Championship
Qualifier on March 3 and 4 in the
Minges Natatorium at East
Carolina University.
lamer Lowry simming in the
girls 10 and under age group cap
lured first place in the 100-yard
breaststroke "A" (1:32.68) and
placed fifth in the 30-yard
breaststroke.
Hunt swimming in the boys' 10
and under age group set new
"AA" times and captured first
place in the 100-yard individual
medley (1:18.00( and the 50 yard
breaststroke (40.22); first place
with an "A" time of 1:22.36 in
the 100 yard butterfly. He earned
new "AA" times placing second
in the 50 yard free style (30.32)
and 50 yard butterfly (34.41). He
also took third place in the 50
yard breaststroke with an "A"
time of 38.48 and third in the 100
yard free style.
Brooks swimming in the 11 and
12 boys age group, set new
"AA" times and placed second
in the 100 Tree style (1:00.21) and
placed third in the SO yard
breaststroke. He placed second in
ih el00individual medley; placed
third in the 50 yard free style; and
placed eighth in the SO yard but
terfly.
Dial swimming in the 13 and 14
boys age group placed seventh in
the 200 backstroke.
POW team members attending
the meet were Landa and Tim
Brooks, Natula and Tamer
Lowry, Dawm Lucas, Brandon
Oxendine, Micah Oxendine,
Devon Dial, Chris Locklear,
Sarah Locklear, Matt Lowry,
Andy Lowry and Steven Hunt.
Hunt and Brooks travelled to
Spartanburg, SC on March IS,
16. 17, 18 for the Herald Journal
Age Group Region "AA" Meet
to compete with swimmers from
Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Ten
nessee and Alabama.
THE COACH'S CORNER
BY KEN JOHNSON
I Hi NC AA BASKL1BALL
roURN ANIENT
I he draw is now down lo 16.
Carolina pulled the upset of the
tournament by defeating No. I
seed. Oklahoma 72-70, but
withou Kevin Madden's injury on
Monday their chances have plum
meted. They play Arkansas
Thursday in Dallas. Arkansas is
tough as it showed with a win
over Dayton. Xavier in North
Carolina dravs beat Georgetown.
They play Texas on Thursday. It
is a loss up as are more of the rest
of teh games Duke plays UCLA
on Thursday, another toss up.
They looked great against Rich
mond hut that level will be hard
to again attain. Clemson was the
I luckiest ay.nut I a.Salle being
I iloun b> I ' at half time and still
I *011 11 makes one wonder what
I l uS.ilh <ful to lose their momen
I mm 11) keep the momentum go
ing is one of the toughest
challenges in coaching. Clem son
plays Connecticut on Thursday. I
hope the hopes of the ACC don't
die on rhursday but this could
happen. Geo. Tech will have their
hands full with Michigan State on
Friday in New Orleans. That
game is a real toss up too. but
hope for the best. Syracuse plays
Minnesota on Friday in New
Orleans, a toss up. Unlv plays
Ball State, a pleasant surprise.
And Loyola-Marymont with a
super momentum going with
Gathers' death plays a tough
Alabama team with its win over
Arizona. A real toss up. It is a
great NCAA Tournament and
that is what the NCAA is suppos
ed to do and not police a bunch
of adults. The individual univer
sities should have enough integri
ty for the Presidents to run their
own show if they would only do
it.
Local
Student Wins
Juried Art
Competition
Eric Monje, a sophomore al
Douglas Byrd Senior High School oi
Fayette ville, won first place Thurs
day in FVmbrokc State University" I
ninth annual High School Juried An
Competition. It was part of PSIT i
annual "Ait Affair."
A total of 320 entries wen
submitted for the competition with 5E
accepted for the show.
Monje. 1?, is the son of Mrs.
Aletta Eubanks of Fsyette ville.
He won with a tempera painting
entitled: "Tragedy in Beirut." Hii
first place prise was a $50 check, i
ribbon and a certificate. Eric could
not be present to accept the award!
because of illness, but his teacher,
Ms. Mona Brown, accepted for him.
She said his work was part of i
history painting project
Second place winner was Arthur
Davis of Fairmont High School with
an entry entitled: "Ballad of Dorathy
Parker." He won $25, a ribbon and i
certificate.
Third place winner was Jason
McLamb of Fayetteville's Cape Fear
High School with a work that war
designated "Untitled." He won $15,
a ribbon and a certificate.
Honorable mention were the fol
lowing who woo ribbons and certifi
eates: Brandon Clark, Whitevillr
High School, "Untitled;" Jame:
Lennon, Hallsboro High School
"8emi & Trailor," Jeremy Noble
Hallsboro High School, "Summe
1988-Fall 1989 life;" and Michae
Lowe, Fayette ville'a Terry Sanfon
High ftfebol. "Grandpa."
Judging the art competition wai
Cici Stevens, visiting artist ai
Southeastern Community College al
White ville.
Participating schools were: Cape
Fear, Clarkton, Clinton, Douglas
Byrd, Fairmont, Flora MacDonald
Academy, Hallsboro, Dumbarton,
Parkton, Pumell Swett, Scotland, SL
Pkub, Terry San ford and White ville.
Meares of Lumberton
; to Sing in PSU
Gospel Music Festival
Ihe idea of such a Gospel Musk Festival was that of
PSU Chancellor Joseph B. Oxendine in announcing it: "I
want us to have a good, lively, enjoyable gospel sing. I
would like for us to fill the house. I want us to make a
joyful noise, do it successfully and do it every year."
Onendine said gospel singing is "part of the culture of
this region -a traditional and good art form." He
emphasized that because PSU is a state-sponsored
institution "this cannot be an old-fashioned revival. It
cannot be a church service with preaching, testimonies
and altar calls. Rather, this is a program of musk."
Rev. Jerry Lowry, a member of the planning
committee, said: "It will be a great opportunity for people
to come and share their gifts."
The Meares plan to do just that Managed by Thomas
Meares, they include his wife, the former Cathy Britt
plus Wayne Britt and Charlie Nobles.
Thomas Meares, who also sings most of the lead with
the group, says The Meares have sung in concerts in
auditoriums across the country. "We performed at the
Baptist World Mission Rally in South Carolina and the
Methodist Camp Meeting in Delaware," he said. "We
have also been on Channel 16 in Greenville, S.C., and
on eablevision in Raleigh and Golds bo ro."
Meares' wife, Cathy, plays the keyboards, does most of
the arranging of the group songs and also sings.
The newest member of the group is Cathy's cousin,
Wayne Britt, who plays rhythm and sings. Charlie Nobles
plays bass and is ranked among the finest in gospel musk
today, said Meares.
In January, 1986, The Meares released their First single
entitled "Riches Won't Hold Me." In October of that
same year, they had another national release, "On The
Road for Jesus." In 1987 they released "Gullywasher. y
In July, 1988, their first charting song was "Sweet
Victory," Their latest release is "Riding on the Wind."
Thomas Meares says the group is "ecstatic" about
performing in this first annual PSU Gospel Musk
Festival. "This is real exciting," he said. "This is a first,
and I think it will develop into something real good."
Among the locations where tickets may be purchased to
the Gospel Musk Festival are: The Dancer at Cross
Rjinte Center in FhyetteviUe, Quik Copy in Laurinburg.
Dee'a Hallmark Shop in Lumberton. and McNeill Jewelry
in Lumberton and Red Springs.
>
The Meant of Immberton, toko u?B perform m PSWt
? firtt annual Gospel Music Festival Saturday, April 28, are
? Ileft to ngfctl Jhomat Meant, Wayne Britt and Charlie
> Noble t with Cathy Meant teated.
1 [Editor't n*t? 7>u it the firtt m a tenet of article
? about mJfUtt wmps uko will participate in the firtt
? annual Gospel Mutic Festival sponsored by Pembroke
r State University on Saturday, April 28, at 7 p.m. at PSWs
Performing Arte Center.]
1 They aaU-ih?ir group The Meares, und they are from
Lumbertoii.
1 Having performed in all sections of the eastern United
1 States, they will be among the entertainers at the first
1 annual Gospel Music Festival sponsored by PSU on
Saturday, April 28, at 7 p.m. at PSU"s Performing Arts
' Center.
1 This event was first announced in January, and a
1 committee has been busy planning every phase of it
Tickets to the festival are $5 for everyone and are
available at the PAC box office. Tickets will also be
distributed elsewhere.
Indians may remove
PTL land from claim
ROCK Hill
The Catawba Indian Nation may
remove the Heritage USA property
from its 10-year-old land claim law
suit if the price is right, tribal leaders
and attorneys say.
The tribe met for three hours Sat
urday and authorised their attorneys
to negotiate with a private company
interested in baying the 1,MO-acre
Heritage USA resort and theme park,
one of the last vestiges of the empire
created by fallen PTL leader Jim
Bakker
Bakker is serving a iS-year term
in a federal prison in Rochester.
Minn., on charges of fraud and
conspiracy.
Catawba Chief Gilbert Blue de
clined to name the company or the
amount of money offered to drop the
property, north of Fort Mill, from the
tribe's lMO lawsuit seeking the re
turn of the Indians' 144.000-acre colo
nial reservation.
The (Rock Hill) Herald reported
Sunday that an unidentified source
said the Horsham Co . a London-baaed
firm that specialises in buying, reju
venating and sailing troubled proper
ties. has offered about $0 million to
the tribe to drop the property from its
suit.
Horsham has reportedly offered
$40 million for Heritage USA. a figure
considered by many PTL creditors as
too low to be acceptable to the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court, according to an
attorney Involved in the case.
Blue said the tribe's attorneys
have been negotiating with tba un
identified company for about 1*
months. It was one of several compa
nies to approech the Catawbas about
working out a deal far Heritage USA.
he said.
If If can ha negotiated. Blue said
the deal could include upfront cash,
additional fends over a period ef time
and poarihiy some land for the tribe
The tribe baa said K will seek sev
eral things in Ha settlement of the
claim, inclading a cash settlement,
federal recognition of the tribe, and
an expanded reservation The Cataw
t
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bas lawsuit seeks to reclaim the land
they say was illegally sold to South
Carolina in the 1848s.
Last summer, a US million pro
posal to sell Heritage USA to Canadi
an businessman Stephen Mernick fell
through because Mernick said he was
unable to secure title insurance on the
property against the Catawbas'
claim.
But in December, the Catawbas
agreed to drop a 4S3-acre tract from
the claim for an unspecified amount
of money to be held In escrow pending
settlement of the tribe's lawsuit.
The deal was arranged by Cres
cent Resources Inc. to free up land in
northern York County that was being
considered as a possible site for an
professional football stadium. Orga
nizers of the NFL project, however,
decided to build the stadium in Char
lotte. and Crescent is now promoting
the York County property for a busi
ness park
Blue conceded that being neigh
borly was not the only motive for
considering the release of the Heri
tage property.
If the tribe receives a substantial
cash settlement from the Heritage
buyer, they can use that as leverage in
ongoing negotiations to settle the en
tire lawsuit, be said.
Raprintad from Columbia.
South CarMina STATE. March
12. 1990
i
Auditions
Auditions for the 15th Anniver
sary Season of the outdoor drama
"Strike at the Wind!" will be held
Saturday. March 81 from 10 a.m.
until 5 p.m. and on Sunday. April 1
from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the
Adolph Dial Amphitheater located in
Pembroke, MC. All roles arc avail
able. For more information, please
rail 1919)921 8112.
LOCAL
MAR REM I NIGS
GLAUCOMA/BLOOD PRESSURE
CLINK MARCH tS
Hie Lumberton Lions Club spon
sors its annual Glaucoma/Blood
Pressure Clinic Sunday. March 2S.
The screening will be held in Biggs
Park Mall in Lumberton, Kxamina
uons will be performed from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. Hie Robeson County
Health Department is assisting with
the screening. There is no charge for
this screening service.
Woodhaven to Hold
Bake Sale for
Alzheimer's Association
I fiends and lamilx members ol variety ol cakes. pies. brownies
\Niiodlla(i'n Nut sing C arc i'ikikicv. Ml |>iikcciU will
Center residents will hold a bake benefit ilic M/hctmci - Diwa<<(
sale al lire Center, 1150 I'nic Run *1"1' kel.ueU Disorders \ssocia
Drive. I umheriou. on Saturday,
\pril 7. beginning at 10 a.m. no,,
According to activities director l or more inloimaiion call
Kim linens. the sale w ill leal me a t?7l *70.1.
Lumbee River EMC
Manager Cited for
Service as President |
of State Group
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inc manager of Lumbec River Llcctrie Menihcuhtp I orprw.ilion
(EMC), Red Springs, has been ciled for his service for I lie past year as
president of the North Carolina Llectric Membership Corporation
(EMC)
Ronnie Hunt ol Route X. lumber ton. who lias been manager of the
I.limbec Roer IMC since IVM. was presented with a plaque diluting
linn loi lus work in ilie leader ship post.
NC IMC is the power supply arm ol Noitli t .Molina's statewide
organization ol IMC s. It is based in Raleigh along with its two sister
corporations, a gcncinl trade association and a cciinal pmcltasing and
materials supply opciaiion.
Hunt, a veteran ol 12 years with I timhce River I Ml . serves on the
Hoards ol Ducctois ol two ol the corporal Mills that are pan ol the
state wide co-op organization.
lie was honored at lie l?Nt) Annual Meeting ol ihc si.ucwidc
organizaiuHi m Raleigh.
SAY YOU READ IT
IIM THE CAROLINA
INDIAN VOICE
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