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VOLUME 29 NUMBER 7 THURSDAY. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY IE ItW 25c per COpy
Wins Valentine
Nautral Beauty
Gcwfiuaa DuitBe J amp, 9-year-eM daughter af Taasasie Jaasp of
Rowland, woaVslratiac Natorml Beauty Febmary 13 at Sooth Johnston
High School ia Beaaon, NC. She coaipeted in the Tiay Mist (7-9) age
She abowoaPhotogsaic, Portfolio, Prettiest Smile/Persoaality, Sports
wear Qaeca, aad she was first raaaer ap ia Beaaty. Georgiaaaa woa
four 3-iach trophies, aad oae 4-tach trophy ia adtUtioa to foar tiaras.
Georgiaaaa also joined the competition with 17 other girls between the
ages of 7 aad 17. Ia that competition she was Overall Majestic Qaeea.
She received a -foot maskai trophy, a fall roaad crows, lace triasased
boaaer, crown pia, flowers aad a saviags bead.
Georgiaaaa is a gradaate of modeling school aad is aa honor roll
stadeat in Ms. Beiva McDowell's third grade at Greea Grove E lenses
4aM> C^ko^l
wry xniui.
Georgiaaaa will compete ia the Jaaior Miss Robesoa Coaaty Pageant
ia March.
She is the graaddaaghter of Agaes Chavis aad the late George Chavis
of Peat broke. She has tare sisters, Mia Lyaa Chavis, 13, aad Jenny
J am p. seven years old.
RevivalAwarded
Planned at Scholarship
God's Holy
Comforter
CM'a H.fy Ceaforter Charch in
vites everyeae te their winter re
2Sth thra March 5th. Service time
Saaday night is6:3? PM and week
nights 7:90 PM. The speakers will
he Rev. Michael Coamings and
Rev. Pnaald Ballard. TUeChnrch
is located na the Reaaert read, 4
ailes West ef Saddletree Charch
?f Gad. The poster is Rev. Ted
Breaks.
James Strickland of Pembroke has
been awarded the Helen Cottrel and
E.F. Cottrel I Endowed Scholarship
at C ampbeii University for the 1992
93 school yv Mr Strickland, a
Religion ma> it a junior and a
member of the b ost Student Union
Program
Puroell Swett High School's Guid
ance Department will be boating a
Career Awareness Program Febru
ary 24. 1993 from 9:00 am Until
11:00 am. For Juniors and Seniors in
the school gymMiwn.
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James Thomas To Be Key Note
Speaker of Unity Conference
United Tribes of North Carolina,
president James Hardin, amwunrod
today that James ThomasofMaguire
Thomas Partners of Lac Angeles.
California has accepted hie invita
tion to be the keynote speaker at the
United Tribes' awards and scholar
ship banquet during the annual N.C
Indian Unity Conference which is to
be held in Fayetteville, March 18-20
at the Bordeaux Convention Center.
Holiday Inn
Mr. Thomas, a Lumbee, who is origi
nally from Pembroke, North Caro
lina is the managing partner of
Maguiie-Thomas Partners which is
the largest commercial construction
development company indie United
Ike Ann won the hooor of being
America's laigest commercial devel
oper in 1992 by having an wonal
billing of nearly $1.5 billion
Mr Thomas' peraonel net worth has
been estimated at mare than $40 mil
lion and ri?. (-nrlyl^f h?r?WltwIfrW
of a group of investors who acquired
S3 percent ownership of profcastooal
basketball's Sacramento Kings
Mr. Thomas earned a law degree
from Cleveland State University in
1963 an before becoming a commer
cial developer was a partner with
two prominent law tans in Los An
nnlur
JJvlvo
He is the eldest son of Earl and
Ophelia Thomas, each of whom is an
alumnus of Pembroke Stale Univer
sity and James himself attended aod
graduated from PambiuU Graded
School in 1950. la 1991 Mr. Thomas
donated S50.000 to Pembroke State
University.
Thomas is active in numerous civic.
rations in the Los Angeles area in
cluding the Y MCA and the Board of
Governors of the Music Center
The United tribes board selected
Thomas to be a keynote speaker i
because he typifies N.C Indian j
achievement and the history of N.C. <
Indian people who have always pur
sued educational advancement mid
individual schisvemsm and entre- <
preneurship
The Unity Conference it attended
by a large contingent oflndianyoutii
who will tear Thomas speak of the
ever they do. As a role model he wiM
bring t mosaage that ie proves after
years of achievement in hie pereonel
Mb.
The Unity Couforenoo is opeo to
the public end tickets to attend the
banquet to hear Thomas speek Fri
day night. March I9di can be re
served by contacting the local Intttan
tribal office or center neatest you.
For mote information on the con
ference. call (919) 521-1602
(Submitted by Unity Cenfcrence
Publicity Committee)
Focus on Airman First Class To Celebrate 92nd Birthday
Kelvin Oxendine
Altus Afb. Okla.,?Airman First
Class Kelvin Oxendine Jbf Pem
broke, NC was interviewed as our
spotlight person of the week The
simian's parents, Jetry R and
Flimbeti A. Oxendine, still live
in Pembroke Along with his twin
brother Kevin, he also has sa older
sister Donna
After more than 10 years of my
interviewing airmen, A1C Kelvin
Oxendine gave me the two most
popular answers to "why did you
join the Air Force?" They are: for
the education benefits and to
travel.
The 20 year old airman joined
the Air Force in August 1991 for
a four year hitch He attended
technical school at Keesler AFB.
Miss., for one month and gradu
ated wttb the Air Force Specialty
Code 732X0 as a personnel spe
cialist. "I'm unsure whether Ttr
going to stay in the Air Force
because I would like to go to col
" th, PaniU nil ? KIT
if^wiriuiH, iiK rcnvrau^ nit
native Mid. "B? mace I m i
732X0 I cm go Mywhere in the
At Force became I cm work al
most any job within the military
penoaoei flight "
The 1991 graduate of Purneli
Swett Senior High School ie pres
ently attending Western Okla
homa State College. He u work
ing towards m aaeociatee degree
in physical science that will be
used towards his ultimate goal of
a higher degree in engineering.
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His identical twin, who is a mere
one minute older. He attends North
Carolina State *1 like school, and it
was real Am when the two of us
would switch classes," Oxendine
said. When it comes to traveling, the
airmM would like to go overseas to
Belgium or Germany He likes to
snow riti and has been told they have
excellent skiing in both areas.
"I just started snow skiing since I
got to Akus," he explained. "I've
been to Colorado and New Mexico
skiing, and I really like it" His other
interests include squadron sports:
basketball, football aoflball and vol
leyball. And following him from
North Carolina is his love for the
game of golf which he does as much
as possible.
Oxendine, who hod worked ss a
customer service representative un
til Monday, is now with the EPR and
OPR section. This is m example of
his job opportunities within the Air
Force, tfaet he cm work most offices
within MPF end cm even work in
squadron orderly rooms.
Deck E. Uckltar, Sr. will cd
etorete his 92ad birthday Fetoruer)
22,1993. He was beraaad raised ia
the Saddletree ceeuauity which
he has lived hk life. Hewttur
rM la lit lata Mary La wary
Lacfclaar far afaaatt Ally yaara
TMr aaiaa ?u Msaaai wfch taa
m *'??' graadchUdraa. Mr. Lacfcfcar
toaaw a r nl lial aflfiailali Maaar
ia I?barfaa.
His laa cMMraa art Tfcsfcaa
Clabaeaaa af Saatbera Mass; Aaa
Craig af Taylartville, NC; Cbariai
Lacfclaar af Warrta, Mkfclgaa;
Leak Lacfckar efWatt Paha Beach.
FlerMa; Batty Attaaaaa af Lwa
bsrtaa; Graver Lacfclaar af l.aai
barfaa; Mary E Lacfclaar (Waada)
af Cbarlatta} Oacfc Lacfclaar Jr.
(Jarry) af Laaihartaa; aaf Beatta
Mr. Lacfclaar'? cMMraa arc re
1 ally praad af Mai aad wish hfca a
1 vary happy birthday.
Conference for
Students Set
A Conference for Native Ameri
can High School Students from
grades9-12 will bespansosedat Pem
broke State University Saturday.
March h, by the PSU Chapter of the
American Indian Science and Engi
neering Society (A1SES)
There will be sessions from 8 a.m.
until noon in the Chavis University
Center. Lunch will be served from
noon until 1 pjn.
From Upjs.. a pow wow will be
held in the Jones Health and Physi
cal Education Center. The pow wow
is open to the public
Coat for those taking part in the
conference is S3 per person.
Co-sponsoring the event is PSLTs
Native American Student Organiza
tion.
For more information about the
event telephone Dr. Freda Portcr
Locklear at (919) 521-6412 or Don
Brooks at 521 -2061
Computers Can Help
Provide Financial Freedom
By Robert Brazell
(NU) - For generation*, the
American dream of financial free
dom has been based on a simple ethic
? get a good education, get a good
job and work hard.
Unfortunately, the American re
ality has shattered this dream for too
many hard workers who have found
themselves without job security, or
possibly without a job, during the
current recession.
It is time Americans try a new
system to achieve financial freedom.
The key to that new system is
computer technology ? technology
that can be put to use in the home.
Home computers can open up the
world of sound personal investing.
For example, with the right program
? MacFreedom is one ? comput
ers can help provide access to lists
of bank-and-lender-owned real es
tate available for sale. Through a
modem, a home computer can also
tie into such valuable information as
Veterans Administration mortgage
foreclosures.
Save Time
While it is possible to make good
real estate investments without a
computer, analysts estimate a com
puter will cut the time it takes to
make such investments by more than
half. For example, it might take 100
hours to find good investment prop
erty without a computer. With com
puter assistance it could take leas
than half that time.
There are a lot of people out there
who love the money that real eatate
investing provides for them, but hale
real eatate ... Too much risk. Too
much time. Now, because of new
technology, you can effectively
eliminate 90 percent of the unknowns
in your real estate investments.
For example, many potential in
vestors might assume foreclosed
properties are run down. The
Mac Freedom program, however,
shows that many foreclosed proper
ties can be sound investments.
The Freedom Tutor video that in
troduces some of the ways
Mac Freedom can help real estate in
vestors, shows one such "distressed"
property ? a 10.000-square-foot
home complete with tennis courts,
swimming pool and riding (tables.
Besides the MacFreedom system,
the 15-year-oid Financial Freedom
Report one of the country's most
respected real estate investment in
form st ion companies, also has
launched Meta University. Students
leant investing principles from lead
ers in the field who teach via video
and audio cassettes. Students earn a
Master in Real Estate Investing de
gree.
(Robert Brazell is president of the
Utah-based Financial Freedom Re
port
(For a free brochure about
MacFreedom or Meta University,
call I-80B-33S-97I5. x993)
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