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COMMUNITY FEATURE
Rev. Welton Locklear excels in senior games
The Rev. Welton lowry, pastor of
Weet End Baptist Church, partici
pated m the Senior Games held at
PSU on April 30. Rev. Lowry teas
quite impressive tn his accomplish
ments during the Games. He won
first plae in the 100-meter, the
one-mile walk; broad jump; and shot
put He won third place tn bowling
and horse shoes.
The PSU Scholarship golf tour
nament was held at Pine Crest
Country dub. During this event
Rev. Lowry won second place and
is proud of the box of golf balls he
won.
Rev. Lowry of Pembroke is a
long-time supporter of Pembroke
State University. He graduated in
1933 from the Cherokee Indian
Normal School of Robeson County, fn
1918 he earned his B.S. m elemen
tary education from the school that
evolved into Pembroke State College
for Indians. During his Ufe time he
has achieved renown as an educator.
minuter and community leader, m
199i, the 79-year-old Lowry received
an honorary doctorate of humane
letter* from Pembroke State Univer
*ity.
Lourry has had a long and
distinguished career. He hat attend
ed the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, at well at Eatt Carolina
University where -Le earned hit
and he earned hit matter't degree
tn educational administration from
George Peabody College tn Nash
ville, Term, he hat served for SO
years at a principal and teacher of
the public tchoolt of Robeson and
Bladen counitet. He retired tn 1977.
Hit ministerial dudes include K7
year* as potior of Baptist Churches
m Robeson and he hat terved at
moderator of the Burnt Swamp
Baptist Association during 1979-76
and 1977-78.
ht 1987 Rev. Lowry received the
prestigious Leo Reano Memorial
Award, at the National Education
Attociation's Convention in Los
Angeles. This award is given annualy
to an individual who has demonstra
ted leadership in resolving social
problems, particularly as they relate
to Native Americans and Alaskan
Natives. In 1984 West End Baptist
Church honored the pastor with
"Pastor Welton Lowry Day." The
Mayor of lumberton where West
End is located cited Lowry for "his
varied and many contributions to so
many in the City of Lumberton
area."
Lowry served as a member of the
N.C. Christian Board of Higher
Education and helped to gain appro
val for the Baptist Student Union. He
has expressed a special feeling for
PSU, not only because of the
educational opportunities that it
offers, but also because he was born
in a two-story home that was located
where PSLTs Sampson Hall Admini
stration Building now stands. He
until he was twelve years
old. He says that he later persuaded
hie father. Bitty W. Lowry, to
sett that land and adjoining land to
the college. The present Pembroke
Middle School site Iformer Pembroke
High School] was also in the Lowry
family. It was sold to the Robeson
County Board of Education.
Lowry u a veteran of World War D
and m 1940 he became one of the
first Indian flying cadet candidates m
the U.S. Army Air Corps.
He was a charter member of the
Pembroke Lions Club, club president
and Lion of the Year. He has served
as President of the Pembroke
Chamber of Commerce and chairman
of the voting precinct He continues
to be active in the NC Association of
Retired Educatoin, the National
Association of Educators, the Robe
son County Association of Education
and the Robeson County Democratic
Party, for which he has been a
keynote speaker.
Rev. Lowry was married to the late
Mary Deese Lowry and they were the
parents of four children, all of whom
graduated from PSU.
Lowry encoruages other "seniors''
to become involved m the Senior
games and to stay active.
PSU's Phi Deltfl Kappa inducts new officers
annual spring banquet
PSU chapter of Phi Delet
Kappa, a professional education
fraternity, held its annual spring
banquet and names its 1992-93
officers recently at the PSnecrest
County Club in Lumberton.
New officers are Dr. Cliff Trem
blay, associate professor in PSCs
Mathematics and Computer Science
Department-president. Woody
Sampson, principal of Rowland
Norment Elementary School- vice
president for programs; Betsy Ward,
isn exceptional children's teacher for
the academically gifted (Public Scho
ols of Robeson County)- viee presid
for membership) Joyce Singie
t^yJ*8U registrar-Treasurer; Betty
Ann Rfca, Long Branch Elementary
School (Public Schools of Robeson
County)--secretary; Mary Temple
ton. principal of West Lumberton
Elementary School (Public Schools of
I Robeson County) historian; Jeny
;long. principal of Gilbert Carroll
Middle School (ftiblic Schools of
Robeson County)--foundation rep
""?ntative; Edwina Lindsey, librari
an of St. Paula Middle School (Public
Schools of Robeson County)- resear
ch representative; Dr. Boyd Ayers.
instructor at Fnyetteville Technical
~*nmunity College-delegate; Dr.
freeman, principal of St.
* Middle 8ehool (Public Schools
of Robeson County (--alternate dele
gate, and Dr. Charles Jenkins, PSU
vice chancellor for academic affairs
advisor.
During Phi Delta Kapp's program.
PDK Service Key was awarded to
Nancy Wallace, an exceptional chil
dren's teacher with the Public
Schools of Robeson County. Wallace
waaiauded for her commitment to the
organisation, the profession and to
er students.
PSIT s director of teacher educa
ticn, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, was
presented with the chapter's Andre'
J. Nadeau Educator of the Year
Award. Criteria for this award
includes tangible and documented
evidence of outstanding contribu
tions to education, significant and
meritorious service to education,
outstanding leadership in education,
or significant research in education.
Both Wallace and Sullivan have
served as presidents of the local
chapter. Dr. Sullivan has served as
the Phi Delta Kappa coordinator for
eastern n.C. for the past seven years.
During the banquet, nine new
members were inducted. They
are: Carol Brewer, an PSU Mathe
matics and Computer Science in
structor, Glen Burnetts, PSlTs di
rector of Alumni Affaire; Homer
Deese, South Hoke Elementary
School guidance counselor (Hoke
County Schools); Dr. Swanee Dick
son, PSU Education Department
visiting assistant professor; Mary
Ford, Ft. Bragg Education Center
educational speacilist; Sharon Regan
Fairmont Middle School librarian
(Public Schools of Robeson County);
Dr. Angela Suchank, PSU director of
Instruct tiona) Research for Assess
ment; Nancy Tremblay, Town tend
Middle School Chapter I math
teacher (Public Schools of Robeson
COunty); and Shiriey Wright, Hoke
High School exceptional children's
teacher (Hoke County Schools.)
"Jail and Bail" planned for
Cancer Society
Here's the chance of a lifetime!
For $25 you can have your favorite
person thrown in the slammer.
Hut's right, thrown in jail in the
American Cancer Society's Jail and
Bail at the James F. Chavis
University Student Center on the
PSU campus on Thursday and
Friday, May 28 and 29, 1992, 8 a.m.
5 p.m.
Participation is completely volun
tary. Willing participants will be
picked up at their home or office by a
real off-duty police officer and hauled
off to the jail. While behind bars,
prisoners will be phoning friends and
relatives to raise bail for the fight
against cancer.
All profits from Jail and Bail will
go toward funding the cancer resear
ch, paitent services and life saving
education programs of the American
Cancer Society.
Interested in having someone
arrested? Call Brenda Brooks at 521
9460.
Tuscaroras to celebrate strawberry
thanksgiving
The Eastern Carolina Tuscarora
Nation will celebrate the Thanksgiv
ing of the Strawberries on Saturday,
the 23rd day of May. The festival will
take place on the Soveriegn Territory
located in the Island Grove area, a
few miles from Red Springs in
Robeson County, NC.
The festival is to give thanks to
the Creator for giving the Six Nations
the strawberries. This Thanksgiving
is celebrated throughout Six Nation
Reserves in New York State and
Canada, as well as here in North
Carolina by the Tuscaroras.
The Tuscarora Kau-ta-noh Society
Dancers will be performing tradi
tional dances, blow-gun shooting
will take place, the Tuscarora
Iroquois Museum will be open.
Lacrosse, volleyball, and Softball will
be played. Traditional food such as
deer meat, com soup and fry bread
will be served. For the not so
traditional, hot dogs and hamburgers
will be served.
Plenty of strawberries will be on
hand. Served plain, on frybread with
powdered sugar, or in the traditional
strawberry drink.
In case of rain, the Hianksgiving
will be on the following Saturday.
For more information, call (919)
521-4955 or (919) 521-8978.
Billy Mills visits area
Billy Mills is Sioux Indian and was
born on the Pine Ridge Indian
Reservation in South Dakota. He was
orphaned at an early age. As a young
boy he became involved in athletics
and eventually won a scholarship to
the University of Kansas.
While attending college, he parti
cipated in track and tried out for the
U.S. Olympic team in 1960, but
failed. Determined to succeed, he
started training by running 100 miles
a week for 4 years. He made the U.S.
Olympic Team in 1964 and won the
gold medal in the 10,000 meter run at
the Tokvo Olvmoics. He was the first
& remains the only American to ever
win this event. In the tradition of
turning athletic accomplishments
into movie magic, Billy's life story
was made into a major motion picture
entitled Running Brace, starring
Robby Benson.
Today Billy lives in California, with
his wife Patricia and daughters. He is
President of the Billv Mills Enterpri
ses, an insurance agence & public
relations firm. Heis also National
Chairman of Running Strong for
American Indian Youth, a national
fund raising organisation which
awards scholarships and funds pro
jects on Indian Reservations.
Mills will make presentations in
Robeson County. On May 21 he will
appear at Lumberton High School,
irairmont High School and South
Robeson High. On May 22 he will
.speak at SL Pauls High School and ?
Red Springs High.
He will be the guest speaker at the
N.C. Academic Scholars Luncheon
for area high school seniors at the
James B. Chavis Student Center,
Pembroke State University on May
22.
On Friday evening, May 22, he will
be guest speaker at the Annual
Parents Appreciation Banquet spon
sored by the Compensatory Educa
tion Program of the Public Schools of
Robeson County, at the James B.
Chavis Center at PSU.
On Saturday, May 23, Mills will
attend the first Annual Native
American Student Association's Day
at Pembroke State University and the
N.C. Indian Cultural Center in
Pembroke. This is for NSAS club
members from all six high schools.
He wOl present a workshop on
improving self esteem and partici
pate in other activities planned
for the day including a mini pow
wow.
The event is sponsored by Title V
Indian Education Program of the
Public Schools of Robeson County.
Pembroke business and professional
women's organization hold installation
banquet
by Ywmna Barnes Dial
The Pembroke Business and Pro
fessional Women's Organisation
held its annual installation banquet
Monday night. May 4, at 7 p.m. in
the Chancellor's Dining Room at
Pembroke State University.
Billie Britt, former chairperson of
the Robeson County Commissioners,
Was the guest speaker whose major
concern is to "work with the
people." The greatest wisdom is the
people," stated Commissioner Britt.
She was very optimistic that "Robe
son County is at the urge of
something good that is going to
happen." Ms. Britt also shared that
thepeople of Robeson County have
helped to improve education and
economic development and they
feoseess a caring spirit
Commissioner Britt assured the
women of the organistion that "it's
what is accomplished, not how hard
you have worked. Women make a
differnce for we are willing to
listen." She was also proud to report
sixty percent of the registered voters
sre women.
Immediately following Commissi
oner Britt's speech, BPWPresident
Lillian Fa ye Locklear presented
several presentations. $100 to the
Rape Crisis Center of Robeson
County and $100 to Southeastern
Family Violence Center.
H? installation of new officers was
presented by Dorothy Blue. Hie
1992- 93 officers include, Judy
Raising- president, Lillian Faye Lock
lear, president-elect, Frances Chavis
Rrst vice-presdient, Yvonne Dial, rec
Recording secretary, and Marie Moo
ke, treasurer.
Past president Lillian Faye Lock
lear thanked the group for having the
opportunity to have served as
president and stated that "we're
small but a quality organisation
making money and putting it back
into the community." Ms. Locklear
was presented a plaque from the
organisation for the appreciation of
her service.
Newly-elected president, Judy
Raising, shared with the organisation
her appreciation of the members'
support Other concerns she ex
pressed included her desire to get
members more involved in the
community, members attend meet
ing, emphasis on "spot- light on
women" and for the members to
be more eommited, share ideas, and
to give their best effort
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