f Readers' Forum 1
Cornell Locldear expresses
gratitude for faith shown in
him and for support given
TotheEduor
thank my family, friends and financial
supporters in Robeson County who
SSTTwas ihe'winner during the
Johnny eagle Talent Agency from
Naahville. Tennessee who also
Mgpwted me daring my recent np to
Kaoavtlle. Tennessee to do a cassette
of some of my favorite songs The\
know I will always be grate nil
I feel something positive u gouty
10 happen, if i continue and by God s
help. I will prosper There is so much
talent here to Robeson County It has
got to be discovered by someone who
can help
As everyone knows, out people
still have a streak of being jealous
This has to slop We must lean* to help
thoae who are trying to pave the way
for others. We have people here who
vnndoaaydawganybody else can do.
I have been trying for the pnsf JO
years to do something in the
entertainment field. 1 do believe the
tune has come I and others have paid
our dues I am^o thankful to my Cast
that things have finally begun
happening Please believe ale. they
are beginning to happen I know a lot
of people have fhith la me and I will
always be grateftil
The following tsalisi of winners of
the Raffle which was recently held at
the Golden Comb in Pembroke:
Annette Locklear of Pembroke won a
Gifl Certificate valued at $25 00 from
the Golden Comb. Dianne Oxendtne
.?t Red Springs won a Gift ( eniAcate
from Glen'sCut n Curt valued at S25.
Breada Fields of the Evans Crossings
area won a Gift Certificate v alued at
>25 from Robeson Tire in Pembroke.
Helen Locklear of the Real Estate
Exchange won the handmade quilt
\ aJued at SI 00 donated bv Nancy Jane
Locklear Dial, mother of Carnell
Locklear
I warn to thank you also l orniee tor
keeping your faith in me and keeping
our paper, the Carolina Indian Voice,
gomg through all these difficult tunes
You are an example of fruth we all can
respect Thank you and may God
continue to Ness
Sincerely vours.
Carnell Boss Strong ' Locklear
Pembroke Kiwanis Report
by Dr. Kern Johnson
The weekly meeting was held at
the Tow* and Country Restaurant.
President Buddy Bell, residing
Program Chairman Larry Chavis
introduced Dr. Ben Chavis of the PSl'
Department of Education
Dr Chavis grew up in he Magnolia
aaaa tua ki A \ llM'f 11"
Of Aiupaa. bisDoclpe from the
UamfKBfr of VWinNia and has
returned home to teach at Pembroke
Stale.
He has first hand experience
dealing with migrant workers, having
been ta the real estate business in
Anions Knowing the culture of the
Mexican immigrant workers, their
raid the TJexican^ a great
umuRiutioa to the economy of the
regions where ever they go There is
even a Spanish speaking Mexican
group ia die Saddletree area. Contrary
lo popular belief, the wages in Mexico
are not lower than wages in the United
States, as Ross Perot said in his
opposition to the Free Trade
Agreement The free trade agreement
is a good one. thus aiding the economy
of all countries within the agreement.
Most migrant workers ate single
male workers You only hear of them
when toy get umo trouble They do a
real tWct mihe toBncco A cucumber
industries and apple picking Virginia.
The Hispanics populations are
growing They are very interested in
politics Spanish is the most spoken
foreign language And it is more
important to learn Spanish than to
learn German or French TheCathotn
faith is their more prevalent religion
The Chinese. Jewish and Mexican
cultures tend more to being closed
cultures, control being w ith the group
unlike the government control so
prominent on Indian Reservations
Song leader-Ray Lowry.
Invocation-Vardell Swett. Reporter
Ken Johnson
The Sunday School Lesson
A^ommuMe /*r Mr Mttm s
AvcounuMc fur the truth
Luke 1-8
Jaws was in ike Temple teaching
and preaching the Gospel The Oner
Pricati and Scribes with the elders
approached Jesus to question His
authority The Chief Priests and (
Scribes ware religious leaders who
a the temple and taught the law
many religious leaden todav
they had a form of Godliness but
denied the power thereof Had their
hearts been right they would not have
had any need to question Jesus4
authority
Verses V Jesus answers their
question with aquestton V* hen asked
about the baptism ol John. whether it
was horn Heaven or of men. thev
reasoned that He put them on the spot
They knew that if thev said horn
heaven Jesus would Quest ton them as
to why they did aot believe John IF
they mid of man. then they feared the
people who believed John Manx
people today are like the Scribes and
meats, thev have no foundation on
which to believe, so they Just go w ith
lbs how So their answer to Jesus was
that thev knew not where John ?
^uthontv came from
? la verse 8 Jesus answered thrn<
accordingly that he would nut sell
them where Hisaurhonrv came from
Accountable for Treatment Given
God's Servant
'In vcrae 9 Jesus spoke to the people
in a potable A parable a an illustration
of a truth In thts verse Jesus stana off
tellutg them about a certain man who
plan tad a vtneyan* The vineyard
ownnrlet <* out to tenaaat and went
into a for country The vmaynrd is
symbolic of fof Natton of Israel, and
tbe huabaadmea are symbolic of the
Jewfcb leaden As this lesson .* x ek
Jesua Is fomellum of for prtens mui
scribes plans to kill Hhn
Verse 10 Attbeaenaon i pill ally
the tune ofharveail the tinner asm hss
servmn to pet Ins share of the harvest?
The servant it symbolic of foe old
nhata asm to foe Marion
Aaw^donejjo for
Gttaandasaf away
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Verse 11 Attain the owner sent
another servant who was also beaten
and entreated shamefully
In verse 12 the owner sent a third
servant to collect his right fill share
The tenants' attitude would be
established in the mouths of three
witnesses (Deut 19 15) We can see
God's long suffering with Israel Thev
woundeothis servant too
The tenants were unfaithful
stewards God expects Christians to
be faithful stewards We ate to be
supportive, generous, and loving in
our treatment of his ministers and
leaden
^wntatshrJor Unpsait*
Uodr to M \ Srm
In verse I.I the Lord of the vineyard
asked the ?<uestion "What shall I
do?" He decided thai he would send
his own son and maybe thev would
reverence him The servants are
symbolic of the prophets sent to Israel,
so is the son here svmbohc of God 's
son. Jesus who was sent to Israel
Verse 14 In verses 1-8 of this
Iwifspf wp the religious iesien
of Israel had rejected Jesus. God's
Son In this verse the husbandmen
(tenants) when thev saw the owner's
?m thev reasoned among themselves
saving this is the heir come let us kill
turn and lake the inheritance Even as
lesus was speaking, the Jewish leaders
were toaapwingiokill turn Jesus was
putting fhetr authority and teligious
status m jeopardy
Verse 15 They run htm out of the
vineyard and killed him Jesus them
asked the question What will the
Lord of the vmevant do unto them '"
Judgement will come hi them thai do
wrong Mar* watt pwote crape
judgment ar the hand of the law, but
God's judgment is certain and j?n
Pay day will come some dav
Verse lb John III says He
came lo Hii own sad Hi sown received
UtMIIW* 11 1 --
runt in*. ^nllliVwCiPQHK ^urvKiii
Ofverw I5hy mvinv imlgnwnl would
cuase to the unjust tsnnats. and the
vmevaid would be given toothers So
M would be wtth religious leaders tad
the nation tarsal Judgment on Israel
would be *e nation s privilege of
bamg Qad4 pswpteJGod woJcaU
by John R. Brayboy
Consequence* of Rojft'ting
CWV Som
Verse IS.Thenation Israelrejected
the stone which is Jesus Because
Israel rejected the son. the same is
become the head of the comer In
modern times the cornerstone is
largely ceremonial, and is the last
stone that the masons put into place It
usually has the names of people who
were responsible for it
In ancient times the cornerstone
was fee first stone laid and the building
to form was laid out from it. Jesus
Christ it the comer stone of the church,
the rest of the foundation were the
Sles and prophets of the New
ment All other stones being built
into the church pet their life ftum the
cornerstone
Verse IS Those who stumble or
fell on the stooe will be injured Those
that a stone fall on will be destroyed.
Those in this life who stumble on
Jesus or reject Him may fece grief and
lost in this life in order for them to see
the need for Jeaus. Those who persist
in unbelief beyond the opportunities
that (trace gives will be crushed by the
fins/judgment of God
Ignwuhi' f*r m Clmtd Mimd
Verse 19 The priests and scribes
realized that Jesus hod spoken this
parable about them and they nut upset
and sought to lay hands on him that
same hour Many times people are
like these men They are set in their
ways and refuse to do the right dung
They become willftilly blind to the
truth The priests and scribes feared
the people, of they let Jesus be. I
believe that Christians get willAilly
Mind to growth of the church and
Maderttfommovingfotwirt Every
Christian ought to have uttermost in
their hee* and mindi fee desire to see
souls saved and he striving for that
In dosing, those of you who have
rejected Christ for whatever lame
encase yon may have had to this point
I inge you to look at fee options yon
etetany to heM. Just as fee tenants
fecrritrifejndgsmrni front fee fether.
SO i II those s ho re (e*. i lesos f a e
judgement one day Jesus is fee Savtor
now Otis feqr He wMI be fee Jndpe
Sen. David Parnell
Named to
Legislative
Research
Committee
?miiiI'h ill H?o
Lead emergency Management
mn n?lul* hi ih?iiWiil
DovidPmeU of Pnson to Co-Chair
the Emergeacy Management
Legislative Research Committee
(LkC) "Senator Panell's twenty
yean of legislative experience will
serve this committee well I am
confident that wider his leadership
NorthCarohae will continue ssetfurts
to become safer sad more
atSsmdtiwm ah. m a an a
CmffgClK) SllUoIIOlb ilUU I3CC u>.
have made great strides in recent years
seastoa of theGeneral Assembly. K
we can do more "
"We must consider ideas to offer
greater protection of volunteers of
disaster relief effort! as well as reduce
response tiaie of disaster relief
professionals I look forward to
exploring ideas that will make our
emergency management procedures
more efficient, effective and
responsive to the needs disaster
victims "
Senator Parnell is a Democrat
representing the thirtieth district and
is currently serving his sixth term in
the Senate He is Chairman of the
Insurance Committee and Vice
Chairman of the Public Utilities
Committee. Parnell is also a membei
of the Finance, judiciary I. Rules and
Operation of the Senate. State
Personnel and State Government, and
Transportation Committees In
addition. Senator Parnell serves as a
member of the Legislative Services
Conunissioa. the Legislative Study
Commission on Aging and the North
Carolina Sentencing Commission
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A Gentle Way to Teach
Old Dogs New Tricks
Diane Arlington, a vet
eran behaviorisl and trainer,
has developed the Petpcrfect
System of teaching dogs the
basics without inflicting
-physiewNw sties*
No choke collars, no pain,
no shouted commands. And
no injuries ? Arlington es
timates that 6.000 dogs are
killed or injured each year
during conventional obedi
ence training. Her training
videotape. "Three Steps to a
Perfect Dog.** includes a full
basic obedience course and
behavior modification lech- {
niques. Call 1-800-241-3165.
(News USA)
A Better Way
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most investors,
when consider
ing a fund's
"performance."
look only at its
recent investment return, which "can
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investment because it ignores one
ever-present factor, risk.
"Factoring risk into your invest
ment decision is important because
it can help you avoid unpleasant sur
prises in the short term, and it will
give you some idea of what to ex
pect in the future."
T. Rowe Price offers a free bro
chure. "Risk-Adjusted Performance 1
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discusses the various types of risks,
such as market and inflation risks,
and how to evaluate and manage risk
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The brochure can be ordered by
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Wildlife Art
Contest Set
The N.C. Wildlife Federation is
excited to innn?re a new program.
lkit Statewide Conservation Art
Contest The Federation is sponsoring
this event to encourage North
Carolu>a s children to increase tbew
awareness of the natural en\ ironment
around them "This vcar's theme is
"Wildlife in My Life Wild Places
and Wild Things n North Carolina '
Students from 3rd. 4th. and 5th
pades will be ashed toeoier the contest
by drawing or painting a picture
featuring wild places and/or wild
animals found in their area of the
state Each region of North Carolina is
blessed with an abundance of diverse
habitats and species
Winners will be picked on district
and flate levels Ninety district winners
willreceive cenilicaiesutmerit Nine
state w inners will receive platfues In
addition, the classof each state w inner
will receive SIOO to be used for a
conservation project or program.'
The deadline for entries is March
25. If your 3rd. 4th. or 5th grade class
would like more information, contact
the NC Wildlife Federation at P O
Box 10626. Raleigh. NC 27605 or
f 10-833-1023
For Sale ^
Heat Pump with
Central Atr
Fire Place Insert
Call 521-2826 or
521 -8763 after 8 p m. %
Gonzales ta lead ?
Eastern NC
County Council
JuanitaGonzalezofFayetteville.a
Cumberland County Commissioner,
has been elected to lead her felkm ,
Countv Commissioners in the 43 >
Eastern North Carolina Counties in
working to brag progress to the region
Commissioner Gonzalez was 1
elected Chanmanofthe Eastern North
Carolina County Council at a meeting
of the Council's Executive
Committee. Membership in the
council consists of all the Counts
Commissioners and all the County
Managers of the 43 eastern counties
A.H (Lex I Jones of
Eltzabethtown. the County Manager
in Bladen County, was elected Vice
Chairman of the Council
Other County Coinniissioneis
serving on the Council's Executive
Committee are ICermit Williamson.
Clinton. Sampson C ountv
Commissioners. Jimmie Dixon. Jr..
Elizabeth City. Pasquotank County.
Joseph W Spnull, Aulander. Bertie
County. Noah Woods. Pembroke.
Robeson County. Charlie R Harrell.
Taraboro. Edgecombe County. Daniel
M Bowen. Williamston. Martin
County.and DavidL West.ElmCity.
Wilson County
1 Other County Managers on the
Council's Executive Committee are
Donald C. Craft. Winton. Hertford
County. Jerrv Hobbs. Clinton,
xampson County. Jarne^ E Martin
i.uinberton. Robeson Countv. Bob
Snapp. Kinston. Lenoir C ounty. Neal
C Phillips. Halifax. Halifax Countv.
J Wayne Deal. Nashville Nash
County, and W Earl Daniels. Jackson.
Northampton County
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