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Published EachThursday Since January 18,1973 Carolina Iniiai Voice Pembroke, NC Robeson County "Building communicative bridges in a tri-racial setting" VOLUME 20 NUMBER 39 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5,1992 . 25 CENTS PMM COtl ^IMl ? II! ? 11^ I.. .11 I ,,,11)1 , :l .1 ???)! ^ Upcoming events Special Memorial Service Planned for Rev. Douglas Maynor and Chacy V Maynor SPECIAL MEMORIAL SERVICE TO BE HELD: On May 20th, 1992 Rev: Douglas Wayne Maynor of Pembroke passed away very sud denly. Rey. Maynor was a well re spected member of our church and community. His death came two months and four days after the death of his father Mr. Chacy V. Maynor of Pembroke, North Carolina. Brother Chacy was a local gospel singer that appeared at various singings. Rev. Maynor was also a writer of gospel songs as well as a singer. Several of his songs were recorded by local groups. They leave behind their only daughter and sister Vinita Maynor Clark, Douglas' three chil dren, Douglas Wayne Maynor Jr., Sharon Rose Maynor and Gabriel Maynor. The members of Glory land Road Christ Temple would like to invite all local churches and singing groups to a very special Memorial Service for these two outstanding men. Our service will be on: November 29, 1992 at 5:00 P.M. at the Carolina Civic Center (Old Carolina Theatre) Lumberton, North Carolina. Lecture on Native American Health tonight at PSU Resource Center Dr. Stanley Knick will present a lec ture on "Patterns ofNative American Health" at the Native American Re source Center, PSU, on Thursday, November 5 at 7:00 P.M. Dr. Knick will be joined for the presentation by Mr. Randolph (Jay) Oxendine. Mr. Oxendine will speak on his contem porary use of ancient healing tools. The presentation is in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institute's trav eling panel exhibit of "The Seeds of Change". The traveling exhibit and the presentation is made possible in part by a North Carolina Humanities Council grant to the North Carolina Indian Cultural Center. The public is invited to attend. Revival in Progress at Island Grove November 1st ? 6th 1992 Island Grove Baptist Church Hwy 710 Pem broke, N.C. 28372. Guest Speakers: Reverend Mike Cummings and Charles McDowell Services Nightly 7:00 P.M. Special Singing each night Pastor Larry Locklear invites every one to attend. Indian Housing Authority Receives Funding for Additional Housing Units The N.C. State Indian Housing Authority has received funding for two new development projects. A twenty (20) unit housing develop ment project has been funded for Columbus County. And a (20) unit project has been funded for Warren County, N.C. The total development cost for these projects is estimated at or near 2 million dollars. The author ity will have one year from the notice of funding availability to complete a development program for these units and submit it to HUD for approval. The authority has successfully com pleted several similar development nroiects in the oast. The authority currently owns 234 units which are located in the coun ties of Cumberland, Halifax, Hoke, and Robeson. The Indian Housing Authority has received funding for a drug elemination program in the amount of SI 16,920. The drug elemination program will be imple 9 mented in Cumberland County, N.C. where the authority owns a 92 unit apartment complex, the largestapart ment complex. G.Richardson, Ex ecutive Director N.C. State Indian Housing Authority P.O. Box 2343 Fayetteville, N.C. 28302. Angus Thompson II Re-AppointedPublicDefender Angus B. Thompson U has been appointed to a second four year term, by Robeson County Resident Supe rior Court Judge Dexter Brooks The local bar was required by state lawto nominate three persons from whom Judge Brooks made the appointment Attorneys Robert Jacobeon and Gayla Biggs allowed themselves to be nomi nated to satisfy the requirements of state law, but they and other mem bers of the bar overwhelmingly tup ported Thompson He was also elected President of the Robeson County Bar Association at the meet ing in which he was nominated for Public Defender "Hie Robeson County Public De fender Office?which consists of five assistant public defenders, an inves 11 gator, and two secretaries have been effective advocates for indi gent defendants in the county. The most recent statistics from the Ad ministrative Office of the Courts in dicate that the Public Defender Of fice comperes favorably with all p"?h lic defender offices in the state, ax.* with court-appointed counse* <n dis tricts without a public defender. Thompson is Vice-Chairman of the School Board for the Public Schools of Robeson County, a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National Legal Aid and Defender Association, North Carolina Academy ofTrial Lawyers, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Prince Hall Masons, former General Coun sel for the North Carolina State Con ference of Branches, NAACP, and a memberof the trustee board ofSandy Grove Baptist Church, Lumberton, NC. His new term begins January 1, 1992 an expires December 31.1997 Sutton Becomes First Indian Elected to Indian House District Locklear and Hunt Retain County Commision Seats Ronnie Sutton becomes the tirst Native American to represent the Indian District in the House of Rep resentatives, District 85. He beatback a challenge by Republican candi date Bob Brewington. The Robeson County unofficial vote shows Sutton with 10,127 with Brewington gar nering 3.052 votes. The House District is also com prised of two Indian precincts in' nearby Hoke County. Frances Cummings was unopposed in House District 87. the Black dis trict. County Commission Chairman Bobby Dean Locklear overcame a challenge by Republican candidate Jamie McNeill to retain his seat on the Robeson County Board of Com missioners. Loclclear's unofficial tally in District #5 was 2,567 votes while McNeill received 950 votes. Commissioner Johnny Hunt was also returned to his seat representing District #3. Hunt handily defeated Republican challenger Charles Fagan. The unofficial tally in that race was Hunt2,386and Faganl,000. The state and national elections, as well as the local elections on Tues day held a great deal of interest for Indian people. The majority of In dian voters are Democrat and the defeat of the Republican President, George Bush was viewed as a major victory for the Democrat Party, as well as the victory of Jim Hunt for Governor Local Indian mayor, Milton Hunt, of Pembroke, was one of the co-chairman of the Jim Hunt for Governor Committee. Other chairmen included Lumbertonmayor Ray Pennington and board of educa tion member David Green. Other state wins by Democrats was reason for rejoicing in the Indian commu nity. In other races Senator David Parnell handily defeated Republican chal lenger, James R. Thompson. Unoffi cial Robeson County returns show Pamell with 23,689 and Thompson with 5,917. North Carolina and Robeson County kept in step with most of the United States Tuesday, voting Demo crat. Jim Hunt was elected Gover nor; Dennis Wicker was elected Lt. Governor, Thomas Payne was elected to the Commissioner of Labor post Of special interest to the Lumbee was the deafeat of incumbent Sena tor Terry Sanford by Republican Lauch Faircioth. This defeat is seen by many as a blow to the efforts to gain federal acknowlegement through the legislative process. Sen. Jesse Helms has opposed the Lum bee Bill and Sen. Ihrry Sanford has been a supporter or the Bill as well as sponsor of the legislation in the Sen ate. It is not expected that Faircioth will favor the Lumbee Bill. On the other side, Congressman Charlie Rose was returned to the US House of Representatives Rep . Rose has been a supporter of and has introduced die Lumbee Bill and successfully saw the Bill pass the House ofRepresentatives in the 1992 session. Dinner to Honor National Powerlifting Champion The Mayer ef the tewn of Pembroke, Milton Hnat (shown left) and the Chairman of the LRDA Board of Directors, Adelph Blue (shown right) were the first ones to purchase a ticket to the dinner honoring Harold Collins, center, power lifting chairman. A recognition dinner will be held Nov. 13, to honor powerlifter Harold "oilins of Pembroke. Collins reached a milestone back in July when he won the National Powerlifting Competition. He will now compete in the workfa champi onship to be held in Birmingham. England, Nov. 18-22. To recognize his accompiub ments, the dinner will be held for Collins at Sullivan's Restaurant in Lumberton. This event is being co sponsored by the Lumbee Regional Development Association (LRDA) and by the Town of Pembroke. Tickets for the event can be pur chased from the LRDA. Pembroke Powerhouse. Pembroke Town Hall. Mac's Vacuum World in Lumberton, or by calling event coordinator Elvera Locklear at 521-9500 ? First American Publications 521-2826 Say You Read It In The Carolina Indian Voice Ronnie Sutton Bobby Dean Locltiear Johnny Hunt Free Pig Picking to be Part of Community Day at Site of First Indian High School Indian Solidarity will sponsor a Community Clean-Up Day on Sat urday, November 14, 1992 at the Pembroke Middle School site, next door to Pembroke State University. The day will begin at 8 a m. and will include lunch prepared on the grounds. Indian Solidarity has leased the site of the former Pembroke NJiddle School for the establishment of a historical property to be known as the American Indian Center for Com munity Development. The site is the first four-year state supported public high school to be established for the education of In dians in the nation. The main build ing. which is presently being reno vated with the help of community volunteers, was erected by the WP A in the 1930s and is significantly tied to the history and culture of the Indi ans of Robeson County. There was a fifty year period in Indian history when Indian people were not allowed formal schooling by an act of the legislature. This fact makes the preserving of the first In dian high school even more impor tant. The site is a historical statement to the many barriers that Indian people have overcome in the United States and still the Lumbee people have produced doctors, lawyers, pro fessors, chancellors, judges, and all most all professions are represented by Indian people. One of the purposes for organizing Indian Solidarity was to safeguard Indian heritage by preserving any property that embodies important elements of Indian cultural, social, educational, economic, political or arthitectural history and to promote the use and conservation of such prop erty for educational, social, cultural and enrichment of the residents of the town of Pembroke, county of Robeson and the state as a whole. (s The renovation of the school site is a positive step in that direction Pres ently the Lumbee Cheraw Dancers are utilizing the gym on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6 p.m. until 8 pjn. Tony Clark is director These cultural classes are open free to the public. Negotiations are being held for the utilization of the property by the Rec reation Commission of the Town of Pembroke and the Robeson County Recreation Commission. The main building has tentatively been leased by the Title V project of the Public Schools of Robeson County for the relocation of the Native American Resource Center. The community clean up day is scheduled to coincide with the Na tional Volunteer Day, November 14. Interested persons are encouraged to attend and assist in the renovation and clean up of the first Indian high school Many community persons and alumni of Pembroke High School have donated time and energy to the project. It is hoped that others will join the effort. The glass for the project has been donated by LOF Glass in Laurinburgand the replace ment of windows in one of the many areas that community volunteers are needed to assist in the project. For further information, contact Connee Brayboy, Chairperson of In dian Solidarity, at 521-2826 or Sam Kerns, community w ?eer,at521 2339 1L SayyoitNMNl
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