I mCAROLINA INDIAN VOICE
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i ,3a V? d, I I i ublished each Thursday by First American Publications, Pembroke, NC
VOLUME 22 NUMBER 7 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1995 TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
Pembroke readies for
100th birthday
Centennial of Town is March 8
by Bruce Barton
Pembroke-The Pembroke Town
Council met Monday at its regularly
scheduled meeting with Mayor Milton
Hunt presiding.
The Council considered a brief
agenda, including the re-appointment
of John H Sampson tothe ABC Board,
/if Other matters....
The Town Council unanimously
went on record with a resolution pe
titioning the N.C. Department of
Transportation to allow Fleetwood
Homes. Pembroke's biggest em
ployer, to transport 1 Moot-wide
mobile homes to South Carolina's
county line The maker of mobile
and sales have declined at the manu
' facturing plant employing upwards
of 500 people According to Mayor
Hunt. "We arc the only state in the
Southeast that does not allow 16'
mobile homes to be transported on
public highways."
"30-40% of mobile homes," ac
cording to town attorney, Grady Hunt,
who presented the resolution, "are
now 16 feet wide." Town officials
noted that jobs would be lost if Fleet
wood were not allowed to transport
the 16' wide trailers to its customers.
The resolution will be presented at
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the next meeting of the DOT.
The Council also, as in the recent
past, continued to support grant mon
ies allotted to support the Lumber
River Council of Governments for
technical assistance to towns like
Pembroke, with the town' s part being
less than $300.
Town Manager McDuffie Cum
mings touted renovations of the old
jail into offices for the police depart
ment, and announced that the $3.7
million water and sewage treatment
plant is nearing completion, and is
expected to go on line Feb. 13. Cum
mings proudly noted that the plan is
"state of the art" and should serve
the needs of the town for "at least the
next 50 years."
The Council also approved a pub
lic hearing for March 6 to consider an
annexation request for the MattieN.
Oxendine property
Town Neon 100th Birthday
The town also received an update
of the Pembroke Centennial Com
mittee co-chaired by Council men
Greg Cummings and Harry Oxendine.
Still in the planning stages, citizens
interested in participating are encour
aged to contact either Cummings at
521-0190 or Oxendine at 521-9429.
Grand Opening Held for
College Sun-Do on Friday,
The Grand Opening the the new
ollege Sund-Do Convenient Store
as held on Friday at the Conve
ient Store The newly expanded
usiness is owned and operated by
idsel Lowry The business was for
merly College Exxon and is located
cross from Pembroke State
Jniversity's Old Main The store
?oasts of the "selling the lowest
?riced gas in town'and is open until
1 p.m.
On hand for the event in addition
to Lowry and his employees, were
Milton Hunt, Mayor of the town
who cut the ribbon; MacDuffieCum
mings, Pembroke's town manager.
Ken Freeman, President of the Pem
broke Chamber of Commerce, and
Dthers
Lowry expressed his apprecia
tion to his customers who had made
the expansion possible
Shawn are, left to right, EdseiLowry, owner and operator ofCollege Sum
Do Convenient Store, and Tommy Deese. Mr. Lowry ispresent the huge
tot to Mr. Deese who was the lucky winner In a drawing that was held
is part of the Grand Opening festivities.
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Pembroke Native Opens Lumber
River Family Practice
Lumber River Family Practice is a
dream come true for Dr. Joe Roberts,
Jr., a native of Pembroke who has
returned to Robeson County to prac
tice family medicine His new office
is located at 3005 N. Elm Street in
Lumberton.
"I wanted a name for my practice
that everyone could relate to," said
Dr. Roberts, who is an avid hunter
and fisherman "The Lumber River
is a focal point of the county Nearly
everyone has fished or swam there at
some time "
Dr Roberts is a graduate of
Davidson College, earned his medi
cal degree from UNC- Chapel Hill
and completed his residency at Moses
H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greens
boro in 1990
. After hit re&tckiiQL Dr .Roberts
spent If11 .a vears in Otlahonn prac
ticing medicine among the members
ofthe Choctaw tribe "Myworkatthe
small Indian Health Services hospital
and clinic in Oklahoma was good
experience-almost like an extension
of my residency," he explained "i
did a little bit of everything there
emcrgenev medicine and surgery as
well as obstetrics "
Although there is a great demand
for family practitioners throughout
the country and Dr Roberts could
have had his pick of practice opportu
nities, he always knew he wanted to
come back home "I am need more
here than other places. " he said "I
believe that, in a small way. 1 can
make a difference in the health care of
Robeson County I am familiar with
the lifestyle and the culture of the
people here "
Dr Roberts calls himself an "av
erage Joe" for whom hard work and
patience have paid off. "Anyone plan
ning to become a physician, most of
all. must have a sense of delayed
gratification," he added
He called his choice of a career in
medicine "the second best choice 1
ever made ." His top choice, he freely
admits, as marrying his high school
sweetheart, the former Ramona
Mavnor She is also a native of Pem
broke and a graduate of Pembroke
Slate University who went on to earn
her M B A (master's degree in busi
ness administration) from Oklahoma
City University They are parents of
three daughters, five-year-old
Samantha. ,AJiswwA amnfcwtoorn
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"A lot of people have influenced
me--including friends and profes
sional people, but my mother Mary
Poorboy, a secretary with the Lumbee
Bank for the post 17 years, was the
most important person in my life
growing up." said Dr Roberts, whose
father was killed in an auto crash
As a youngster. Dr Roberts also
spent a lot of time with his grand
mother. Sarah Sampson and her hus
band. the late Joe Sampson of the
Deep Branch area ' 'He was like a
father to me. "Dr Roberts said "They
both taught me a lot of common
sense "
Dr Roberts is accepting new pa
tients Appointments arc available by
calling 738-7789
Brian Brewiagtoa and Trade L l.ocklemr
Students receive "CG." Cummings
Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Two Purnell Swett High School
students are recipients of the Charles
Gregory "C G ' Cummings. Jr En
dowed Memorial Scholarship at Pem
broke State University
Brian Brewinglon and Tracic L.
Locklear are eligMe to receive $2.000
each during their four years at Pem
broke State
The scholarship was established
in 1993 in memory of Charles "C G "
( ummings. Jr by his family. Purnell
Swell High students and faculty and
friends The scholarship is also in
memory of 'C G's' friend Ray Ran
som
The scholarship is open to any
academic major, and awarded annu
ally to a deserving student who dem
onstrates qualities of leadership and
humamtarianism The recipient must
also meet academic requirements and
plan to attend PSl)
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Benefit gospel sing
planned at Prospect
A benefit gospel sing will be held
at Prospect United Methodist Church
(in front of Project School) on Sat
urday. Feb It at 7 pm Featured
lingers will include the Jacobs Fam
ily and Mrs Ekxac. The Liberty Trip,
the Oxendinc Boys and others
A love offering will be taken up for
Bro Brent Locklear of the Prospect
community For further information
contact Dexter I ocklear at 521 -2466
Carlo Locklear
named PSU
employee of the
month
Carta K. Locklear, accounting
technician at Pembroke Stale Umver
sity, was selected as the employee of
the month at Pembroke State Univer*
sity
Locklear woiks in the controller's
office. She began her career at PSU
nine and a half years ago as a secre
ain the purchasing department
e becoming an accounting lech
She is a graduate of Pnapect High
School and earned her associate de
gree from Richmond Tech.
She is married lo Clifford Locklear,
pastor of Faith Baptist Church. They
are parents of Christina and Cotoy
and live in Pembroke
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n eveis re-appointed
to Pembroke
Housing Board
Pembroke-Olivia M. Revels has
been reappointed by the Honorable
Milton R Hunt as Commissioner of
the Pembroke Housing Authority.
Commissioner Revels serves a five
year term which expires in January.
2000
Commissioner Revels is a lifetime'
resident of Pembroke She and her
husband. Juddie Revels, Jr, are co-V
owners of a local business They have
two daughters and a son
Harley-Davidson
Display planned at
Biggs Park Mall
Hog lovers unite and rev you en
gines for a Harley-Davidson Display
at Biggs Park Mall on Saturday, Feb
ruary 25th. A S10 donation will out
you in the running to win a 1995
Harlcy Davidson Sportster to be given
away at 4 p m. during the Hartcy
event. Proceeds will benefit the Robe
son Chapter of the American Red
Cross Tickets are available at par
ticipating Biggs Park Mall stores
Proceeds will benefit the Robeson
Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Tickets are also available at
Cartwright Hartcy Davidson Repair
in Pembroke, and Peterson Toyota
Don't nuss the Harlcy Davidson ma
nia at Biggs Park Mall February 2 5th
Jessie Bullard
honored on 81st
birthday
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A birthday celebration was held
for Mi Jessie Billiard at New Pros
pect Methodist Church on December
10. IW4 It was his 81st birthday
The event was hosted by his 14 chil
dren. 33 grandchildren and 7 great
grandchildren and his Sunday School
class members
Mr Bullard was married to the
late Mrs Yvonne Bryant Bullard and
they lived together fur 42 yean, until
her death He also has two other
children who are deceased
Everyone enjoyed the fellowship,
the meal and the ftin He received
many lovely gifts as well as a money
tree
The hosts and other fnenda and
family wish Mr Bullard many happy
returns of the day and God's bieas
ings
PTA Planend at
Pembroke Middle
The PTA meeting for Pembroke
Middle School is panned for Febru
ary 21st at the school The meeting
begiasal6 30p m Parents and com
munity Demons are cnoouraaed to
rvficno
Council District 10
community meeting
scheduled Feb. 23
A district wide community meet
in? will be held la Tribal District 10
011 Thursday, February 23,1993 at 7
p m at the Indian Fdmiarion Re
source Center in Pembroke Tribal
Councilman Gary I ockkar encour
ages memben of the district to attend
for a review of happenings with the
tribal council, short range and long
range goals. Members are encour
aged also to present ideas, comments
and input into the tribal government
AISES to hoU
monthly meeting
The American Indian Science and
Engineering Society (AISES) will
have its monthly meeting on Febru
ary 13, at 3:43 p.m. at tha Indian
EducationCenter in Pen^roksTha
can culture
Door prims will be given
If you have any questions or ran
into any problems, please do not heai
tale to call Mavbclle Elk or Kevin
Locklear at the Indian Education
Resource Center at 521-1881 or 521
1886
PSHS student named
PSU Chancellor's
Scholar
Tome Jacobs, a senior from Pur
ncll Swetl High School in Pembroke,
has been named a Chancellor's
Scholar al Pembroke State University
for the 1995-96 academic year
Jacobs is the daughter of Mr and
Mrs Jeffery Jacobs of Maxton
Jacobs plans to major in biology
Chancellor's Scholars al PSU re
ceive 13.000 a year to attend PSU
This almost coven the full expenses
of a student living oe campus with a
full-meal plan.
Chancellor's Schotan take spe
cial courses, do a Master's type the
sis, and raoeive special hononat com
Volunteers needed for
Gaurdian ad Litem
The Guardian ad Litem program,
a special court appointed child advo
cacy program needs community vol
unteers to advocate for the bet inter
ests of children who have been abused,
neglected, or abandoned No apodal
education or experience is neoeaaary.
20 houn of core training is provided
initially Personal characteristics re
quired include no prior criminal his
tory, a deal re and commitment to help
children, an open mind, ability to
apeak out for a child, a willingness to
work with other agencies in gather
ing information and services, and
willingness to work with diverse cul
tural populations For more informa
tion about becoming a GAL volun
teer and our next training saaaion
contact Rose Lockleor, Program Su
pervisor at 6IS-5SS2 or 671-3077