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La5ft <0 right: Judge dexter Brooks, Mrs. Glenn Maynor, ^^enn^laynor 'sheriff Elect, and His Mather, Mrs. Jordan Maynor. Photo Hy^fedL Sgt Wh#.
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GlennMaynor SworMln New Sheriff
fA New Day In Ol Robesonf
Iy John It Brmytoy
History was made in from of the
Robeson County courthouse on Mon
day afternoon when Glenn Maynor
?as sworn in as sheriff of the "Great
State of Robeson". The streets in
froot of the courthouse were closed
Off for this memorable occasion. An
enthusiastic crowd of over 1000filled
3he streets to this memorable cer
emony Someone said that was ama?
iiuto see that Lumberton had blocked
off the streets for Indians and Blacks
to see the New Sheriff sworn. It was
the culmination ofa lot of hard work
for Glenn Maynor and his many sup
porters News media from ?I1 over the
state was there to cover the install
ment orhkynor as Sheriff
Music was provided by Lorna
McNeill, and the i nvocatioa was ren
derod by Rev. John Campbell. Our
own Native American Superior Coun
Judge the Honorable Judge Dexter
Brooks had the honor of administer
ing the oath of office to now Sheriff
Glean Maynor. The Mayor of Lam
- berton Ray Pennington spoke briefly
and congratulated Glenn and referred
to him as my good friend. After that
; Judge Dexter Brooks made some re
- merits about the occasioa.lgacMon(
1 could my that everyone got a short
hsHo7 lesson about Robeson County
He said that he wasted everyone to
know how that we had arrived at this
day The Judge went back over 100
a to the reign of Henry Berry
y the Indian hero.
It was a time when Blacks or
Indians could not vole. Indians were
considered fine people of color but
like Blacks were denied moat of the
privileges afforded to the white popu
lous of Robeson Couati Mafcom
Saadenou and a Black, Ben Bathea,
weraUOedbya while man. Dexter
atod that that wasacrime, but nothing
was done to the white man for the cold it
blooded murder. Henry Berry re- S
sponded to the murder of his father an r
dbrother by the Home Guard The v
Judge stated that that was not a crime, (
but that it waa a violent struggle of an b
oppressed people to free themselves tl
Tricre were cheers from the crowd, t
because mam related well to what he f
was saying from that reign of the t
"Henry Berry Gang" as referred to c
by the whites was a struggle for equal 1
rights for Indiansand Blacks in Robe- t
son over the next 100 years. i
He reflected on the recent changes 1
that come about that would have been i
unthinkable 30 to 40 yean ago, even 1
as reoeat as 10 years. "For the first <
time in the history ofRobeson County 1
there is nm a European American as j
Clerk of Court or SherifT' he said He I
referred to the Board of Education i
and County Commission being pro- <
portionalh balanced to a tri-racia! i
make up of the county He spoke of !
how that Robeson was different from |
any other county in the state in that <
the sheriff of Robeson was called the J
High Sheriff The reason being that I
when people went to social services i
etc. for help and were turned away,
they could no to the Sheriff who would
make a call to resolve the problem <
"The Sheriff is the moat powerful |
man in the county" he saia
After the Judge's remarks State
Representative Ronnie Sutton was
canef upon to present Sheriff Elect
Glenn Maynor to be sworn in as
Sheriff. Rap. Sutton reflected on
Maynor*s Campaign and how he had
to win three elections before he not to
this moment. He compared fee Cam
pa igMo the owfourv care ago, and
this one would stay on the high road
"If you look hack as ads and cam
patgn material you will see that, that
s exactly what Gknn done," taid
mutton. Certainly we agree thai Gtenn
an a clean campaign, and stayed
rith the issues . He spoke of how that
ilenn had said that he wished that his
rother that diedcoukl have been
here to witness what was about to
ake place. He talked about how some
icople said Indians and Blacks were
aking over but Sutton said "it's
ailed sharing." Cloae to the end of
lis remarks he said "some of you out
here look like you would rather be
omewhere getting a root canal than
ee Glenn May nor sworn in as sher
ff" After the remarks by Sutton,
tfcynor was presented to the audi
mce to be sworn in by Judge Dexter
3 rooks Maynot's wife and mother
oined him at the podium to be sworn
n. It was quite a moving moment as
he Judge gave the new Sheriff the
nth of office. Finally a dream was
now a reality, not just for the High
Sheriff Glenn Mayiior but many good
xople across Robeson County In the
Mcitement of the swearing in the
ludge forgot to give May nor his
Badge; of course May nor asked if he
?uld get his badge at which time the
ludge graciously gave it to him
Sheriff Glenn Maynor made some
comments. He thanked the many sup
ported recognized his sons, rather
and mother, and long time fr^nd Mr
Heater Also he recognized tin tri
racial campaign committee. Mr
Archie Oxendine, Chris Howard, and
R W Wilkins He recognized Mr
Ned Sampaon his baaketball coach at
Magnolia High School He referred
to a game that they were playing with
Pembroke and they were losing
Mayuor raid he was dtsgussed but
Mr Ned taid something that had
snick with him that quitters never win
and winners never quit Maynor re
ferred to Ma deputies as an umbrella
if him and that sshat they do would
reflect on him. He read tome scrip
ture from the book of Luke Then he
gave a charge to hit deputiet that they
would be courteous, treat everyone
with reaped, and be content with
their pay In other words they would
not be taking any briber
"If they come to arrest you I
exped them to be courteous and treat
you with respect while arresting you,"
the New Sheriff said He promised
that if they did not do those things
they would be diimiaeod. Maynor
promised to work closely with the
Highway Patrol, SB1, FBI, and County
Municipal authorities in curbing
crime in our county. At one point he ,
got emotional and abed tears He told
the crowd that contrary to rumor that
he had solicited help from drug deal
en to get elected he said, "I don't Like
drugs and 1 am a Christian". After
wards the Sheriff asked the Judge la
swear in his deputies. Then there wse
a closing prayer by Maynor's former
Pastor Rent Chavis who said that
"we started this campaign praying
and we are going to end this occasion
with prayer
After that there was a reception in
the courthouse Many people felt re
lief that Anally we have a non-Euro
pean American at Sheriffoflhe Great
State of Robeson, aa someone said of
Hubert Stone's retiring, the reign of
terror is over. For those who thought
the world would end if Glenn Maynor
was elected Sheriff! am afraid you
are wrong, h would go on with or
without you until God says now la the
time For Indiana. Blacks, and whiles
aaid if? a good day'to Native
American. I for ana look for better
days in Robeaon County, and I thank
God for the WINDS OF CHANOE
THAT ARE BLOWING IN THE
GREAT STATE OP ROBESON
Dr. Porter- Locklear Appointed to Education Commission
Gov. J? Hunt loda> appointed
m idactoon io the North CaroUna
rm?Mu om Tmm Tk, Yb
nffcn ptwtoKwr
prgpitim
da?room leactan from all grade*
bat alio iadudea oae prtnapal. oat
?pen?eadent, aad two profMMonal
admi?Miftom N.C.'a?hiHi?
collcfta ill?fcai aervc a four-year
-Tir-iiatai iijidag.and I'm
ooovuMdUM oaeoftht noal impor
uni things wccaa do for education is
tonjariu^
Hum said ' "These floe educators can
help us in developing Ml wWck
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Spotlight on Native American Businesses
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Harris Frame Shop
and Art Gallery
by Barbara Bravrboy / ockirar
idleness! Grady C Harris knows
not of By his own admission his
mind and hands must be busy The
former public school teacher currenllv
fills numerous roles, including those
ofhusband. father, grandfather. Son
day School teacher and pianist, fed
eral government instruct tonal ana
lyst. artisan, an dealer and ftsmer,
and hobby sat.
When not working 10-hour wort
days at Fort Bragg s Special Warfare
Center where he analyzes educational
materials for the Special Operations
Forces, he cm be found in his art
gallery and frame ahop. It Is there that
he often worts until laic night pre
serving art The pseces he frames vary
from corn meal packages to high
dollar lithographs
Harris says that peopk often mis
understand just what custom fram
ing is He explains that the work goes
beyond merely aaaembling pieces
into a frame.
"Custom framing means protect
ing that anwort. Preservation is a
viral part of the process And I use
only acid-free materials in my fram
ing joba." he says. "I offer conserva
tive framing for valuable pieces of
ait."
Harris adda that a professional
fmncr should never attempt to com
pete with the artwork itself
Of the framing process. Harris
says. 'Tm absorbed by each piece of
work I frame ll becomes a challenge
because each piece id Is a story The
challenge becomes one of identifying
the story or aKSsage. then enhance il
A frames should new no into a piece
?/ a a. -a? Err
01 an HiKJ ovcrvhrKtm ??
Soastooflcraftilkr Kryicctothc
community. Ihi yew Hums became
an an dealer Within hif shop he ha*
created i (alien which showcase*
limited edition o^intrsod
vj iwiiiofuiiiy ana mhtiiii loamy n?
nownod arttsu Since founding Ma
business two yean apo. he has estab
lished relationships with tn publish
ers throwghout the United Siales
Though a trained mathematician
who holds a B S Aon Pembroke
Hate Univarsity and a Maaiar's da
gtwfhtm Appalachian Suit Univer
sity, Harris admits to being a Civil
War history buff His inoriU io the
Civil War to parttagy |iifiiauin
ttedcSMIon prints uMeh dspicl that
war Par sons "Civil Wn^prints
Harris bectw^w^yriuBt
"To mv knowledge I'm the onh
art dealet ra Robem Cocrtfy which
offers iuhosraphs by nationally W
nowned artiu John Paul Strain whose
?nealing attention to accuracy and
detail haa brought Win notional ac
claim and Mot Kunsttcr. a anted
Civil War thane artin who Urn in
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v.icti>sourg. nimi imucs
" I alio offer the Am wort atartist
Dock Sliver* whota lithograph.
Sergeant'* Valor' la currently on
second market and available from my
gallery.
"It took me aome time to pat n the
privilepe to MtkO the work of thaac
nwdiflf n lyi * f fcgJ |wu|i auuuul
iniKl. IK Wra> I IK TWJ PiWnJ
to have boon selected by the puMtsh
en to do so "
In meeting the noeda of the entire
Robcaon community, SO year eld
Heme often art which depicts the
SXmat. 'The**
dcsirct of Robem County tri-fectal
population kverv important to me I
give custom service to my cuatouian
whatever their preference of art theme
may be."
Harris recently metalled a hot
mount pram la Ma Shop. Hi cayt the
decision to buy one cam after yean
or observing the poor duality in
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nwunica airwuni. iw nvvo uwrnn
to offer reduced pricing In Rami an
(crvtceebccaueeoTa practice in bum
Harrt*^* nmae hai been of
retiring from the Job he's held for the
paetM yean with the federal govern
aunfe^onhe end aod perlHpe ven
ture into deaigning multi-engied
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(be mtihKloSod unutRRbbof uoo^o
m ordor to regalaitygwhnck le hie
gotfgaaK He may even complete the I
maetcrptccc of cram witching he be
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