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New Attorney In The Area
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Edward J. Bui lard a graduate of
Proapect High School, has been ad
mitted to the North Carolina State
Bar for the practice of law. Plans are
tentatively set for April 16 for the
swearing in of Attorney Bullard
The swearing in will be conducted
by Superior Court Judge Dexter
Brooke. Attorney Bullard will be in
troduced to the court by his cousin,
attorney Donald Bullard of Pem
broke
The oew attorney is employed by
Lutnbee River Legal Services at the
branch office taCwnberlandCouoty
he has been with the legal services
program for the past three years. At
torney Bullard plans to remain with
Lumbee River Legal Services
Prior to attending law school at
. North Carolina Central University in
Durham. Attorney Bullard. taught
school for two years at Townsend
> Middle School
Bullard is the son of Jessie B.
'Bullard and the late Votmie Ellen
Bryant Bullard of the Prospect com
munity. He is married to Sue Ellen
Locklear and they have one son.
Zactury Cory, age 2 and I 2
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Attaraey Edward J. Ballard
Bui laid, who is a graduate ut Pem
broke Stale University also, stared
that his brief leaching career was
one of the foremost incentives for
going to la w school. He is very proud
totjes graduate of NC Central Uni
versity Law School. He stated that "I
received as good an education inlaw
at Central as could be had
Bullard is thrilled with the support
from his siblings, being the youngest
of twelve children. "They have been
encouraging and supportive, as has
Th^umbe^ivSribuaitet. which
has been describe! "u one of the
fastest nsing gospel groups in North
Carolina." makes an encore perfor
mance in the fbuftii annual Pem
broke State UnjveTsh^"Gospel Mu
PSU'sGivetu Performing Arts Cen
ter They were tremendously popu
lar in their festival debut laat year
The festival'* pre-concert starts at
6 30PM The festival itself begun
Maggie Woods Observes 98th
Birthday April 7
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Someone very special is celebrating
her98tfa Birthday this week < April 7.
1895 according to the Family Bible
or 1894 according to NC Census)
regardless of the year she came to us
and shared with us her love, humor,
wisdom, caring, and kindness and
has set such a great example in her
long life that we all should follow
and live by as she did in her many
yean of living.
She loves life! Singing, good food,
pretty things, going to Church, hav
ing ftm! And what else do we need
to make us smile and appreciate life
"1 Love Pence" she says and "I don't
believe in fussing and arguing its just
a waste of time and energy." "leant
remember everything like I use to
but I do remember my mother and
father < Elias and Detphia) my chil
dren (Roberta, Henry Jr. Monroe)
my Grandparents (Nancy and
Daniel).
Daddy's brothers Hec. and Gusty
She always thought a lot ofher school
mates still remembers her teacher
h <Charlie Moure)and ber school (The
Old Barttm School). Life was hard as
a child and she remembers fondly
about going to school with her lunch
pail (a cold potato, biscuit and some
jelly) for lunch. If it was raining her
mother always told her not to get her
feet wet because she might get a
cold. They feed the animals before
going to school and after coming
home would work til dark on the
(arm like so many other farm chil
dren in those days.
They would chop wood, work the
fields (plowing with mule and plow).
milk the cows They grew every
thing they ate. Corn for meal, wheat
ft* flour. cane for syrup, bought green
coffee to bring home and brown in
the wood stove until done and then
m grind with therr own hands (Sounds
ffgmatdoesnt it). When it would snow
, they would get some snow and milk
from the cows to make milkshakes
^ She loves the spring time because
^she always loved flowers and fresh
thinu^When naked about tnamage
suss
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is what you put into it. "When I
married Henry I thought he was so
sweet but he soon tinned sour". She
wants a handkerchief to wipe her
nose with and mother (Carletter
Locklear niece of Aunt Mag) brings
her an apron with an handkerchief in
it that she had someone to make for
her. She always wants aprons to ha ve
pockets to wear while cooking.
Her advice to everyone is to work
when you can. eat. sleep and have
fun when you can there will come a
time when you can't. On The Fourth
of July she remembers fondly when
they would work in the fields til lunch
and then go home for some good
food and ftesh lemonade And then
go back to work until dark Those
were the good ole days she says and
wishes things were like that today .
In summer when the local churches
were running their revivals we would
pack up the wagon and set out to
church It would last all day long
"We carried enough food for lunch
and supper" the older children would
walk and the grown ups and smaller
children wotdd ride in the wagon
We would take watermelons and cut
them for lunch . She loves good, cold
sweet watermelons.
From my information on the family
history Henry Berry Lowne's brother
Steve is her grandmothers hither but
she would not remember that. She
says that "anyuoe that donllike some
thing pretty there's something wrong
with them" Things are so easy now
not like the good ole days. "I've had
it hard" she adds solemnly I myself
remember as a child going over to
Aunt Mag and Uncle Henry's farm
and seeing bow hard she had it. She
would be behind the plow or picking
cotton or in the tobacco field but she
was never idol. There was always
something to keep bar busy She was
good chicken and pastry for her birth
day and she got it Brought to her and
cooked by her great niece iDemse
Barton) also she wanted some flow
(Carletter Locklear. Helta
LockJean. If there* anything or any
one that I left out I apologize in
advance because 1 did this in a rash
and I have limited space and was
given about a week to prepare for
this and I needed at least 6 mooths to
spend time with Aunt Mag and get all
the information on her and her life
that I coukl. She isa very easy person
and a pleasure to be around as I have
no doubt pointed out several times
She resides in Pemberton Place
whine she receives the best of care
and seems to be very comfortable.
Her needs are few and all she ever
asks of anyone who visita her is not to
forget her and to come back when
you can. I hope I can keep going
back for a long time. There's a lot 1
could say about her and hope I will
get the chance to some tone soon. Ill
close by saying something she says is
the way the old folks use to say when
they were about to go " I've got to go
I've got another fish to fty"
Please Remember that most of this
story was quoted 4 though if s not in
Quotation marks) from the LADY
herselfand had there been time to put
everything into this that she has to
offer, you. the reader would have a
better perspective of the kind of par
son die was and still is. I am not the
writer in this office thafs obvious
and also explains the jumping around
from one subject to another but given
time I hope and pray it will improve.
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Lecklear
Lumber River Quartet and Qulnton
Mills Appear at Gospel Music Festival
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cording conrrscTwith MarfcV Stu
dios le Greenville. S C . aid hu
recorded a new tape. "Counting Ob
The Quartet aanf on two occasions
iaai summer at DoHywood in Pigeon
Forge. Tenn.. performing before ap
proximately 17.000to 22.000 people
a day. Because of the response to
their music. the Quartet hee been
invited back to Dotiywood this sum
mer. They will also be performing in
the report town of Oattinburg. Tenn ..
Since being organized id 1016. the
and other events. They have re
corded far Channel 16. a Christian
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They heviaiso recorded for Channel
62 infiepettovitie. Groups widi whom
i they have performed have included
. The Mefltuders (who will also take
padtagMffSU "Gospel Music Fev
. m sl'h rWpi J Ctty. The kmgsman.
tar. The Dixie Melody Boy*. The
Florida Boy*, and Charter lnhnion
and the Revtven
Other achievements by The Lom
bar River Quartet, perfonntagnlfe
National Quartet Convention u? 199)
in Naahvilk. Teen., having a oa
tmeal release entitled "Rivereof Joy"
in IWI that waa among the top 100
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Constitutional Assembly
Planned For Lumbee Tribe
He Lumbaa Tribal Enrollment Of
fice sanouncee a grant from the
United Metbodiat Church's Commis
sion on Religion and Race to begin
development of a tribaJ constitution
for the Lumbee Tribe There are
42.000enrolled membersof the Lum
bee Tribe, with approximately. V5?.
reeidias in Robeson Conaty and ad
joining counties. According to Ruth
B. Locklsar. reeearcfa oa tribal lead
have often been religious leaden of
the tribe.
For that reason, approximately 70
Indian Churches were aaked by the
Enrol Intent Office to paitktpme hi
the AjMtabiy by naming the Del
egates who will be writing the Tribal
Constitutor! wdh the protects legal
staff. ;ln iaatting guidelinas to the
Churches for the selection of theae
delegates. Churches were instructed
thatdelegatea should belli 18 year*
or older. (2) enrolled with the Lum
Lumbee tribal membenhip. < 3) able
to raadnad write, and were aiao in
structed that not elected official (such
as commissioners, school board
members, LUEMC board members.
LRDA Board A Committee mem
ber*. town council members). or cuff
ofany Indian organization. would be
permitted lo serve as a Delegate.
As of Aprils. 1993. approximately
30 Indian Churches bad noti Aed the
Enrollment Office thai they were in
terested in participating in the Con
stitutional Assembly of the Lumber
Tribe Ms. LockJear states (bat no
tibeof the Ant meeting will be going
out vary shortly, and any cburcb who
failed to notifted the Lumbec Enroll
meal Office will be afoed to have
their Delegate peasant at due upcom
Once convened, these Delegates
will be responsible for drafting a
I irwht Tribe ConedMfon which
mam. among other things address a
pUn for foe election of a tribal coun
ciL astabiiah their ipraliflt athsis for
office and their term of office, iden
tify what authorities foeil be det
tgated to a tribal council checks and
balances on tribal government, etc
Working with the Delegates will be
Dr. Arttnde LockJear. tribal Lawyer.
Mr. Leon Jacobs. Eastern Director
for Indian Housing. Lumber River
Legal Services, and staff of Lumbee
Tribal Enrollment Office.
Once drafted, the coast ttuboo will
be presented to the tribe for public
review and comment. According to
Ms. Lucklear. tribal members par
ticipating in these public hearings
will have an opportunity to recom
mend changes to the draft constitu
tion. Such changes will be consid
ered by the Constitutional Assembly
for revisions to the draft constitu
tion.
Upon pssssgc of the Lumbee bill,
the Lumbee Tribe is required to reor
ganize under s tribal constitution
The Lumbee bill is expected to clesr
the Sub-Committee oo Indian Af
fairs and the House Committee on
Natural Resources within the next
fen weeks According to Ms.
Lockleer. it is highly likely that the
U .S. House of Representatives could
voss on the bill in the month of May.
1993. Once psamd by the House, the
Mil goesaexttothe U.S. Senate Lam
year, the bill ran into the trouble in
the Senear because of apportion from
U S. Senator Jesse Hebns
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A Tribute To Adore Clark
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This was a lady who was loved and
loved nuay individuals on mother
earth. Her cootnbunoos to her fam
ily, friends and her Native people are
great and will be touched on in this
testament. When one considen ma
terial wealth. Adore CUrt will oof be
remembered as a wealthy LADY.
However, whci one considers ttw
really important aspectsoflifellove,
compassion. belief m the Creelor.
the ability to ritaie. dedication to her
Native people and their culture and
friendship) here on Mother Earth
Adiaee Ctark had an absmdaaceof
forTdIJrwu extrqpwly rich
TSFsTwm .LADY whom
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door sad home were always opened
to thoae who needed a meal or a piece
to deep She ?u alway* supportive
ofheraooa and their frienda that they
met along the Pow Wow trail
Ifthere *ae a aeed by aa individual
and Adore Clark waa aware of it. dm
did everything ia her power to help.
Although die aerved and waa loved
by Native Americana dirougbout the
UmtedS<aiea>*a waa alao loved aad
reapected by aoo-Natives alao
Adores bebefia the Cteator aad the
CnaWataachidp were a part ofher
daily lift Adore Clark believed one
dodd incorporate their religious
bebeii aad practices iaall aepectaof
lhair deify hfc aad this dto did as do
other Native Americans h ia ha
cauaeofher belief and actions, that I
luiow that abe is oo the other aide
with other good people waiting for
dure of as that will miasma up to
then standards
Whea each of ee has to free the
Creator, we will be ?eaMred by our
service to oar fellow human beings,
and net by the material wealth that
we have accumulated. So it is with
this in mind that 1 can any Adore
Clark is now with the Creator onto
other side where she wtfl gM the rest
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