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Mary Sanderson announces candidacy for
mayor of Pembroke
Mrt. Maty Sanderson
Pembroke-Mrs. Mary Sanderson has filed for the position
of Mayor of the Town of Pembroke. A long-time resident
of the town, Mrs. Sanderson stated that she had been
approached by many citisens of the town and urged to
A native of Robeson County, Mrs. Sanderson has had
varied professional and civic experiences and has traveled
extensively. A retired educator, she has taught high
school English and drama for 32 years. Her professional
career has extended to several states, including New
York, Maryland and North Carolina. Her retirement
from teaching was in 1979 from the public schools in
Buffalo, NY, although she has continued to serve as a
teacher for the Public Schools of Robeson County, having
taught at Magnolia School and Pembroke Junior High.
During her tenure with the Robeson County Schools, she
taught at Prospect High and Union Chapel School
She has most recently worked at AAA Realty in
Pembroke and continues to work in floral design at
Calvin's Florist on a part-time basis.
Additional professional service includes serving as
assistant director of the American Indian Study Center in
Baltimore, MD. While serving in that capacity, she
established a senior citizens organisation and was
instrumental in organising the Adult Basic Education
Program, aa well as the youth program there and the GED
program.
She baa also served as director of the CETA Program
for the Guilford Native American Association in
Greensboro, NC.
A member of Mt Airy Baptist Church, Mrs. Sanderson
is also active in community affairs. She is a past member
of the Pembroke Business and Professional Women's
Club and is chairman of the Education Committee for
Indian Solidarity.
Mrs. Sanderson stated that she has many concerns
relative to the town of Pembroke and the progress of the
town. "It really concerns me when I go through the town
of Pembroke and see so many stores boarded up. There
has to be a way to bring more business into the town and
thereby bring more tax mvenues. As it is now, the
residents must bear most of the tax burden. There needs
to be a serious look taken at the benefits of industry
coming into a town. We need to encourage people to shop
at home and spend their money in the community. In
order to do that, of course, we must provide the services
that the residents need. There are many areaa of industry
and small business development that are possible, but
have not been addressed in the indepth way I feel would
be most beneficial to the residents of the town, as well as
the residents surrounding the city limits."
Other concerns Mrs. Sanderson expressed included
recreational opportunities for the youth of the town.
"There is so much to be done for our yeung people." she
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activities. This would all require cooperation between
members of the town council, the mayor, the recreation
department and the housing board. We should all put our
minds together and set some goals for encouraging our
young people to become active, contributing members of
our community. We hwe all the resources we need. It
would only require the setting of some common goals,
some cooperation, hard work and dedication."
She stated that she was also concerned about the neecb
of the elderly and would make no promisee to anyone, if
elected, except to provide the best leadership she is
capable of offering.
This is Mrs. Sanderson's first bid for an elected
position.
NCAE President blasts teacher salary freeze;
plans education hearings
Rot* Man* Lawry
"Salvias an crack] to recruiting and retaining quaJHy
Unhw in our state who can provide excellence in ?
education to our children. NCAE will be working very 1
hard to auks aura the salary freese is ended in 1992-98
and does not drag on for six years as the last one did."
With these words, Rose Marie Lbwry opened her first (
pesos conference as IYasidsnt of the North Carolina J
Aaaoalation of Educators (NCAE). She acknowledged that '
the General Assembly had a difficult job balancing the
state budget, but she said that "as professional educators 1
we aannot be satisfied with the deep cute in education." '
The press conference earn at the start of NCATs 1
annual Bummer Leadership Training Academy, which
has registered 400 Association leaders from all parts of I
the stela, at the Downtown Holiday inn in Raleigh.
Lnwiy also aaistted that tea share want and need the 1
option to retire without penalty after comnletine II veaie
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hi ten pubhs sduaatlnn system "NCAE is going to help 1
thste assure that option." she said forcefully
Lowry saved the nw>>r portion of her remarhs for scheel I
restructuring, h a time when parents want more from
their public schools and children need more to be
competitive in the economy of the world, Lowiy minced no
words.
"The classroom teacher and other school level
professionals are the best people to say what changes are
needed. We are going to make sure that the voices of
classroom teachers are heard throughout this state," sher
?aid.
To publicise the opinions of classroom teachers the and
results of NCAE reports on restructuring, Lowry
announced that she will hold a series of public education
hearingd around the state starting in the fall.
"I want to gather testimony from citisens about the
quality of education in their schools and ideas for new
school reforms. I want to hear what the public has to say
about the currant method of financing public schools. And
I want people in all parts of North Carolina to hear what
classroom teachers want for the children in their
schools."
Only in Robeson
I wish we would go beck to measuring temperature with
legreee instead of that heat-index thing. It's hotter with
hat machine.
The heat-index laat week waa over IIS.
The bojra I weihad with drank two of those large round
irange-colored coolers of water each day. Bveiytime the
adio announcer would teH the heat-index leading the
mya would drop their tools and Head for the eootera.
Wedneaday the heat index leeched 115 and by 11:00
>' clock thoae auckere had amptiad both coolera. By 11:45
iveryona waa getting mean., .tha haat waa getting to tham
ind tempera ware short.
1 grabbed the eootera and put tham In the back of my
pickup. I know where the boss man had boon getting our
MnMng water far the Jab. I drove over to this beautiful
irtoilan wall. Aa I drove down thia slay ruad 1 could feet
lha cool wtdar waning over my hat baaauaa aa anon aa I
mold pat ta lha woi! I woa going la ath* my baad under
llil 0upj apriiiM
drove rtght up i.>thai ?verfhta. Jwo^hui. alammed
the truck door shut and grabbed both coolers.
An 1 turned to walk to the over-flow I discovered that
someone had hitched a big black Doberman Pinarher dog
to a poet neat to this wonderful flow of water.
Ikit dog had no fear of Indians because he charged at
ma with a speed equal to none.
Without thinking I began to run. I reasoned that that
dog wanted to bite me because he showed all the signs
that biting dogs show. Big long teeth.
I dropped the coolers and made a Fbeberry flop on to
the hoed of my pick-up. That high Jump would have won a
gald medal anywhere la the woctd.
After I checked my overalls to eee If I needed a new
pair, 1 looked around to see if anyone was watching.
Recovering that 1 waa alone with thia ugly sucker I
began to call him nawoa. That seemed to provoke the old
boy, ae I began to sing.
I waa In a mean. I couldn't get the water and I couldn't
get In my pick up lo leave.
Then that eld buNar reasoning kbit d In and I tvgcn to
think. I rlbnhei' nio the rotd of my pick up and Istd down
?may stomach and ul in I' win. to...? skk of my
pick up I reached in the window on the other aide and got
my lunch bag.
I had packed a seafood dinner for my lunch (two can* of
sardines and a box of crackers). I grabbed that lunch bag
and jumped off my pick-up and began running in the
opposite direction.
After I had reached safe ground I sat down and
opened my lunch.
I dumped both cans of aardines in my lunch bag. I
walked up to a distance that I felt was safe and a distance
that the log chain could not reach. I held my lunch bag
over near hTr. Dog and he began to lurk.
I began te walk around the punt thai held the dog hut
juet outside the length of the log chain.
I walked around and annmd. """
Around and around.
Nail thing that big old ugly (dumb) dug knew waa that
ha only had about ail Inches of log chain between the peat
and hia collar
I fat my coolers, walked over te the beautiful saoi
over How, filled them up. loaded them on my pick up and
drove off
Strike at the Wind to host Alumni Night
The outdoor drama "Strike at the Wind!" will host
an AJumni Night on August 8th. This special performance
wfll include appearances by former cast members.
Scheduled to appear are Derek Lowery as Henry Berry
Lowrie, Hope Sheppard as Rhoda Strong Lowrie, Robert
Bryant as Shoemaker and Carnell Loddear as Boss. These
are original cast members. Except for Mr. Lowery, all are
currently appearing in this years production.
Others scheduled to appear include another original
cast member, Lee Wiggins as Una McNair. Ms. Wiggins
currently lives in Atlanta and will be recreating the role
she originated. Kelvin Lowery of Pembroke will return as
McGreggor, and Julian Ransom will recreate the role of
the Leader.
Showtime for this special performance will be at 8:30
p.m. with pre-show entertainment at 8:00 p.m. "Hiis
promises to be an exciting evening of memories and
nostalgia. For more information please call (919)521 3112.
Public Library offering cents off coupons for
annual book sale in exchange for recyclables
How would you like to purchase a favorite book, help
preserve the environment, and help support a good cause
all at the same time?
You can do all this and more as part of the Robeson
County Public library's Annual Book Sale for 1991.
The library is offering credit slips good for cents off on
books purchased at the annual Friends of the Library
Book Sale in exchange for donations of recyclable
aluminum cans and glass bottles. The sale will be held
Thursday, Oct 10 through Saturday, Oct 12. The library
will offer credits for the recyclables at the rate of one
center.per can or bottle.
In keeping with its long-standing commitment to serve
the local community. Eagle Distributing Company of
Lumberton has agreed to sell the collected cans for the
ISmry and match dollar for-dollar the amount collected
and donate these funds to the library for new book
The collected glass will be given to the Southeastern
Industrial Center, which provides vocational training for a
? lasgi iiurahs+ pf nuhssya'sanutj-residents: -Bu center
will sell the glass and use the proceeds to help fund center
programs.
? According to figures provided by Eagle Distributing
Company, nearly 60 percent of all aluminum cans
produced in 1989 were recycled, saving the equivalent of
12 billion kilowatt hours of electricity?or enough
slectricity to meet the needs of approximately 685,714
customers of Carolina Power and light for one year,
equivalent to roughly sixty-four cities the size of
Lumberton, which currently has 9,000 utility customers,
according to figures provided by the utility company and
the eity. In simpler terms, the amount of energy saved
through recycling one aluminum can versus manufactur
ing a new can will power a television set for about three
hours.
The book sale is set for 5-9 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m.-6
p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday in the Osterneck
Auditorium, located in the main library in downtown
Lumberton.
Bottles and cans will be accepted at the Lumberton
library until the-final day ot the book sale.
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upcoming Activities
An Interdenominational Crusade will be held August
18-23. There will be special singing each night Services
.begin at 6:'/?0 p.m. on Sunday and at 7:ViO p.m.
throughout the week. For more information call 521-9650.
Pembroke BPW Club members attend
national convention
by Yvonne Bornet Dial
Pembroke's Business and Professional Women's Club
attended the national convention for BPW in Niagara
Palls, NY July 20-24. ?
" Building Perncrahips for the Future'' was the central
theme for the convention. Following committee meetings
and registration, Sunday's .events began with various
workshops, including "How to Start a Business,'*
" Taking Care of Ourselves, Our Children and Our
Parents," "Career Strategies," "Risks and Rewards,
Threats and Opportunities for Women in Business,"
"Stepping Stones to Leadership," and many others.
Ettsabeth Athanasakos, presiding president for BPW
USfe shared her views on women's rights in the opening
ceremony. Some of her key issues involving women's
rights focused upon the nation and its leaders in then
support for equity and women's rights.
The history of women's struggle and fight for women's
rights was revealed through various skits involving such
figures as Sojourner Truth and other women who bravely
fought for women's righto.
Geraldine Ferraro, former Democratic Party vice
presidential candidate for 1964, was e guest speaker for
the convention oh Tuesday. July 23. Her key issue
focused upon the objection of Clarence Thomas as a U.S.
Supreme Court nominee. She said she was not impressed
with Thomas' judicial and trial lawyer experience, and
that he was lacking in experience. Ma. Fenrero,
campaigning for the Democratic nomination in the
Senate, also criticised the Bush administration for not
having a child care policy and urged an attempt to have a
national health care plan.
She informed BFW members that women are the first
to be laid off and they received low-paying jobs. She also
noted that 90 percent of all single parents are women, and
30 percent of them live below the poverty level. "That is
unacceptable for a nation that prides itself on equality and
justice for all." said Ms. Pernio.
Other resolutions approved by the delegates included
support for a national health care policy, establishing a
family and medical leave policy, protecting women's
^production rights, legislation addressing violence
against women, and ending the policy of not using
military women in combat.
Other speakers for the convention included Comman
der M. Jane Maridey.a clinical nursing department head
at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, ItID
and chair of the Command's Medical Ethics Committee.
She also served in Operation Deeert Storm; Rep.
Shirley Chishohn, first Black female elected to the House
of Representatives in 1967 and entered the 1972
presidential primaries; Rep. Louise Slaughter, and Ted
Childs, director of Affirmative Action and Work Poire
Diversity Programs for IRM.
The convention ended with an installation of the
1991-92 BfW-l'SA officers and executive committee
Attending from the FVm broke club were Fay Loddear,
Judy Beijing. Marie Moore, Yvonne Dial. Dorothy Blue;
Flora Ransom. Geraldine Maynor and Tesste Hunt