Published Each Thursday Since January 18,1973
f I hum Irdiai Voice
Pembra Robeson County
"Building communicative bridges in a tri-racial setting"
i2t NUMBER 26 THURSDAY. JUNE 25, 1992 JSCMNTS PER COPY
Little Miss Lumbee Pageant
to be held Wednesday, July 1
The Little Miss Lumbee Pageant will
be held Wednesday. July 1. 1992 at
7:30 p.m. at the Pembroke State
University's Performing Arts Center.
The pageant is a part of the Lumbee
Homecoming activities, spnsored by
Lumbee Regional Development
Associaitoo. This year's activities be
gin June 28 and will continue through
July 4, 1992.
At the Little Miss Lumbee Pageant,
the reiging Little Miss Lumbee Erica
Nicole Dellinger will relinquish her
crown to one of the contestants below.
Dellinger is the daughter of Rhonda
and Tony Dellinger.
LRDAannounces ope
of manufacturing plant
Lumbee Regional Develop
ment Asaocicatkm has announced
the openingofamanufacturing plant
on Union Chapel Rd. in Pembroke
which is owned and operated by
LRDA's for-profit subsidiary corpo
ration called Lumbee Industries.
Lumbee Industries was cre
ated by LRD A in 1986toestablisha
vehicle for doing business in the
private and public sector to promote
economic development and create
jobs and attract industry to its ser
vice area.
Lumbee Industries has been
awarded through a competitive bid
procem two contracts totiding nearly
one million dollars to produce a
quality product used by the Depart
ment of Defense.
Lumbee Bill
Delayed
Senator Jesse Helms extended
absence in the Senate has brought
about a delay in moving HR 1426,
the Lumbee Recognition bill, before
the Senate. According tothe Lumbee
Enrollment Director, Ruth B.
Locklear, the Senate extends the
courtesy to its members to delay
legislation in which an absent Sena
tor has an interest She notes that
other bills in which Senator Helms
has expressed an interest have also
been delayed.
Mm states the proponents of
the bill are pleased with the support
the bill has and are anxiously wait
ing for the Senate to take up the bill
on another cloture vote. On 2/27/
1992, the Lumbee bill foiled by 2
votes to reach the required 60 votes
to invoke cloture. Once cloture has
been invoked, it permits the Senate
to proceed to the debate of the bill for
s vote on passage.
Senator Helms is opposed to
. the bill, preferring an amendment to
the 1956 Lumbee Act which would
permit the tribe to go through the
Administrative process for a deter
mination on tribid recognition. The
bill, in its present form, amends the
| 1956 Lumbee Act to extend foil tec
I ognition of the tribe without forcing
the tribe through the Administrative
process. In all other instances where
? tribe was precluded under the
Administrative process because of
laws similar to the 1956 Lumbee
Act. foe Congress has consistently
extended recognition without forc
ing any tribe through th Administra
tive process
The Senate is tentatively set to
jt^ctttn in early October 1992 with
Vecetaet occurring in the months of
Vuly and August
The manufacturing plant pro
duces ammunition boxes under a
subcontract for a large military de
fense contractor ana will employ
12-15 employees.
The plant's goal is to produce
a quality product on a consistent
basis under the contract to establish
a reputation for quality and on time
deliver of product to its general coo
tractor, who is the customer for the
item produced. The product is
shipped to the general contractor in
Arkansas.
A quality performance repu
tation win the Department of De
fense, Lumbee industries hopes, will
open other doors for business award
opportunities in the national private
sector as well as state and govern
ment service of product needs coo
troMino
Lumbee Regional Develop
ment Association will cootinne to
incubate projects such as the current
activities under way with Lumbee
Industries, with the assistance of
Inderal grants from the
Admimistation for Native
American's and the U.S. Depart
ment of Labor in Washington, D C
which seek to promote economic
development expansion and came- .
ity building for economic develop
ment growth and jobs creation in
Indian communities.
Lumbee Industries has its own
board of directors and staff for this
project. Mr. DobbsOxendine, Presi
dent of the Board of Lumbee Indus
tries, stated.
"LRDA is finally moving in the
right direction in the area of eco
nomic development, which will
hopeftally help Wing more jobs and
not continued welfare programs to
our people.
As a public for-profit subsid
iary of LRDA, Lumbee Industries
Board is appointed by the LRDA
Board, and receive no salary for their
services. Any profits realized by the
company will be directed to expan
sion and development of Lumbee
Industries' capacity building to un
dertake other jobs creatioo projects
and plant improvements.
Lumbee Industries profits, re
turned to LRDA, may one day fund
scholarships for Lumbee students or
limited health care needs, or even
help finance the tribe's expense to
one day achieve federal recoopitioo.
A Ribbon Cutting and Grand
Opening Ceremony will be held
July 2nd beginning at 11:00 a.m.
as a part of Lumbee Homecoming
at the plant site. Theplaatis
located in the former Pembroke
Machine Shop Building ea Union
Chapel Rd. The public Is
invited. For more information,
call (919) 521-4354.
Erica Nkale DeUioger, the Retgaing Little Mih Liuabee
Pembroke Private School exolored
A community meeting to explore the interest for a private Christian school
for the Pembroke area was held June 15,1992 at the Burnt Swamp Baptist
Building in Pembroke;
Dr. Michael Brooks, a local physician, discussed the need for a Christian
school that would address value formation from the Chrisitan world view.
He said education really begins at both and continues throughout life with
the home, church and school playing vital roles in the process.
Dr. Brooks introduced Mrs. Rosemary Moore, Director of the Village
School in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
The Village School is patterned after the traditional British scboolon the
F.ngli?h countryside. The greatest influence on the development of this
school has oeen the writing of Charlotte Mason, a distinguished British
educator at the turn of the century. "Miss Mason saw children as thinking,
feeling human beings; as spirits to be kindled, not as vessels to be filled. She
believed all children were entitled to aliberal education based upon good
literature and the arte."
The Village School is open to students from five to twelve years of age.
A typical, thirty-six week calendar from September to May fulfills South
Carolina attendance requirements. Three, four-week, optional summer
sessions offer individualized basic doll reviews, enrichment, community
projects, and sports. Before and after-school care is available on-site
An orderly environment in whiLc living studies are engaged motivates
children to learn. At the Village School administrators believe that self
esteem is enhanced through personal competence, and that completence is
generated by a disciplined approach to study. Interest in study is a natural
by-product of an engrossing environment
The rich surroundiings at the Village School stimuate inquiry in children.
Students study plants and animals by raising, caring for, and classifying
them. They learn about government when a local representative introduces
a bill to them and they follow it through the stale legislature. Older students
operate a free enterprise economy which interfaces all studies.
Personal character is developed through Bible-based devotions, bio
fieri Ashley Harris, daughter of
Gary and Julia Harris.
Brittany Danielle Oxendine,
langtater of Steve and Demetreu
Oxendine.
Aayrn Deann Lowry, daughter of
Craig aad Elaine Lowry
Caadace Lee Oxendiae, daughter
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Melissa Muaielle LwUeir,
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Hymen Loree Lowry, daughter of
Mrs. Cauak Locklear sod Mr.
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Mag* Amanda Magdalene Hunt,
daughter of Bonnie and Kenneth
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graphical study, and structured teaching of good habits.
It is a upon the concept of the Village School that the Pembroke area
residents are looking for the fonnation of a private, Chiisitan school in the
Pembroke area. v
Dr. Brooks, at the conclusion of Mrs. Moore's presentation, passed out an
interest survey and a follow up meeting is planned for June 22,1992 at 7:30
p.m at the Burnt Swamp Baptist Building in Pembroke. Interested parents
may call the Baptist Building st 521-9850 for additional information.