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BronzJi? L \tfded to World War II
Veteran James Howard Oxendine
Shawn left to right: General Akers ofthe 18thMirborne Corp., Fort Bragg,
NC; World War II Veteran James Howard Oxendine; and Wendy Oxendine,
granddaughter of James Howard Oxendine.
The Bronze Star was awarded to
World War II Veteran James Howard
Oxendine April 25, 1995, 50 years
after earning the Award. A ceremony
was held at the Headquarters of the
18th Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, NC.
Accompanying Mr Oxendine to the
event were several relatives and friends
from Charlotte, NC and Pembroke.
He is the son of the late Mr and Mrs.
Sonny Oxendine and resides in Char
lotte Relatives included Oxendine'i
wife, son and granddaughter Other
guests included Ardell Jtcobs of the
Pembroke VFW and Greg Cummings,
Director ofVeteiansAfEuis for LRDA
and a Pembroke Town Councilman.
Oxeadine earned the Bronze Star
at Luxembourg-Belgium December
16-30, 1944 during World War D.
The recommendation for the Award
states: "During the period 16-30 Dec
1944, Staff Sgt James H Oxendine
rendered outstanding meritorious ser
vice to Company B, 630 TD Bn by'
maintaining wire and radio commu
nications between 3 Platoons, Com
pany and Battalion Hqs under very
difficult circumstances (Major Ger
man Attack). Through his efforts, the
unit was able to maintain tactical com
munications in the period 16-19 Dec
1944 and he kept the main communi
cations vehicle from being captured
which enabled the Company Com
mander to have communications all
during the Battle of the Bulge. He
performed outstanding service main
taining company communications
during extremely difficult times and
situations He reflected great Credit
upon himself and the U.S. Army ."
Paving Tribute to Native American Women
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"Pathmakers:" Photographic Exhibition
on Display at Robeson County Museum
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by Barbara Br aveboy-Lock tear
The portraits of nine Robeson
Count> women are included in a pho
tographic exhibition wTiich went on
display May 15 at the Robeson Comity
Museum in Lumberton.
The exhibition entitled.
"Pathmakers: North Carolina Native
American Women of Distinction.'' is
a photographic tribute to 25 Indian
women either residing in or native to
North Carolina who have made sig
nificant contributions in areas of edu
cation. community, church family,
medicine, law and other fields The
exhibition includes the Lumbee. the
Eastern Band of Cherokee, Coharie.
Waccamaw-Siouan. Haliwa-Saponi
and Person County Indians.
The exhibition, developed by
Guilford Native American Associa
tion. a non-profit Urban Indian Cen
ter founded in 1975, premiered last
March at Guilford Native American
Art Gallery in Greensboro. Accord
ing to Jennifer Revels-Baxter, direc
tor of GNNAG, the exhibit is the first
tribute of its scope and importance
ever to be paid a group of Native
American women in North Carolina.
All 23 portraits were made by Mark
Wagoner, a Greensborotased pho
tographer who photographed the
women on location in their respective
communities
The exhibition which is on tour in
Southeastern United States includes
portraits ofBonnie Amnions. Coharie.
Fayetteville: Mollie Blankenship.
Eastern Band of Cherokee; Lillie Mae
Jones. Lumbee. Lumberton. Patricia
Bullard Cavan, Lumbee. Charlotte.
Linda Cooper-Hedgepeth. Haliwa
Saponi, Rocky Mount: Thelma
Huggins, Lumbee, Greensboro;
Gladys Hunt, Lumbee, Fayettevill^,
Jane Jacobs, Waccamaw-Siouan,
Clinton; Eva Chavis Jones, Lumbee,
Pembroke; Arlinda Lock!ear. Lum
bee. Jefferson. Md , Cheryl Ransom
Locklear. Lumbee, Pembroke, Ruth
Bullard Locklear, Lumbee, Maxton,
Shirley Revels Locklear, Lumbee.
Lumberton; Gloria Tara Morrison
Lowery, Lumbee, Lumberton; Frances
Stewart-Lowry, Person County Indi
ans, Greensboro; Jessie Smith May nor.
Lumbee. Pembroke; Brenda Moore.
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Waccamaw-Siouan Bolton; Jane
Chavis Oxendine. Lumbee, Pembroke,
Ruth Locklear RcvcU^ Lumbee,
Richardson. Cohane, Hoi lister, Helen
Mavnor Schierbeck, Lumbee. Fairfax.
Va.; Lula Jane Locklear Smith. Lum
bee. Cary. Daphine Locklear
Strickland. Lumbee. Jamestown. Rosa
Revels Winfree. Lumbee. Charlotte,
and Ruth Dial Woods. Lumbee, Pem
broke
The exhibition, on loan 10 Robeson
County Museum, is co-sponsored by
the United Tribes of North Carolina,
the N.C Aits Council and the Na
tional Endowment of the Arts.
"Pathmakers" will be on display at
the museum through August 13.
According to Helen Sharpe, local
arts advocate, a reception honoring
the women in the exhibition is planned
for next month. The date of the recep
tion will be announced lata.
The Robeson County Museum is
located at 101 S Elm Street, Lumber
ton. For information on museum hors,
call: 910/738-7979.
Area students to attend programs in
science & math at colleges & universtities
The American Indian Science and
Engineering Society (A1SES) has re
cently selected some three hundred
American Indian students to attend
various summer programs at colleges/
universities throughout the United
States Thirty-three of these three
hundred students are from the Public
Schools of Robeson County.
Thirteen area 7th grade students
attending the Summer Science Pro
gram at St Norbert College in Wis
consin (July 8-July 22) include: Jason
Lowry of Littlefield Middle School;
Jessica Lowery and Shannon Collins
of Magnolia School; Stephanie
Chavis. Yvonne Deese and Cory
Locklear, Tashina Harris, Megan
Scott and Shelly Strickland, all of
Pembroke Middle School, and Canthi
Locklear. Roderick Wilkins. Tony
Jacobs and Brice Jones, all of Red
Springs Middle School.
Three area 7th grade students at
tending the Young Scholar's Program
at St. Noibert College in Wisconsin
(June 17-July 2) include: Kenneth
Bryant of Magnolia School, and Jor
dan Chavis and Jason Godaire, both
of Pembroke Middle School.
Two area 8th grade students and
four 9th grade students attending the
Mathematics in Life Sciences Sum
mer Program at the University of Iowa
(June 18-July 8) include: Jessica
Locklear (grade 8) and Jason Locklear
(grade 9) of Lumberton Junior High
School, Jeri Locklear (grade 9), Sarah
Locklear (grade 9) and Daniel
Sampson of Purnell Swett High i
School; and Steve Lowery (grade 8) of
Pembroke Middle School. i
Five area sophomores attending
the Mathematics Summer Program at
Clarkson University in Potsdam, New
York include: Robert Carter, III of i
Lumberton Senior High School; i
Adrian Chavis of Red Springs High
School, Mia C ha vis of South Robeson
High School, and James Freeman of
Fairmont High School; and Shannon
Nutting ofPurnell Swett High School
Four area juniors attending the
Mathematics Summer Program at
Oklahoma State University include:
Ann Hunt, Tnsh Locklear. Wendy
Lowery and Belinda Thomas, all of
Lumbeiton Senior High School.
Two area juniors will work as in
terns with the AISES Math/Science
Upward Bound Program at the Uni
versity of Colorado They are Chris
tina Lowry and Glenn Sampson, both
ofPurnell Swett High School.
For more information about AISES
rent act AISES PreCoUege Depart
ment. 1630 30th Street, Suite 301.
Boulder. Colomdo80301 Phone(303)
939-0023 Or call Kevin Locklear at
the Indian Education Resource Cen
ter. (910) 321-1881.
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Have a Safe and Happy
Memorial Day Weekend
April Whittemore Named
Miss Indian North Carolina
April L Whittemore, the 20-year old daughter of Chariot amd Sandra
Whittemore of Fayettevilte, wn crowned Mitt Imdiaa North Carolina at the
United Tribet Unity Conference in FayettevUU March 16-1L the
title April received a scholarship for college, nsttngy the la ajnnlar at
Campbell University in Baiet Creek. SheismegrunddeMghtarrfCnartty M
Chavit Hunt of Fairmont and the late Johnnie S. Hmnt of Fairmont.
April will represent the Unttod Tribes of North CareOna daring her ana
demonstrations. For more information you can leave a moorage at 910-423
4262.
Local Pediatrician
mends Conference
nft speaker for tkt AmcnctD In
Hkcalih Care Conference recently,
rKorvtereiKc ?held in MteOMk.
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PJthotnc of this yaar'a confer
pfei "Tndittrnt1 Mortrinr and
? P?*l AiaoM^LdraL^liSkM
People's Forum
!o begin on
Channel 1
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A new tclevuon program. The
S'l Forum will mr on Saturday
une3from7-gp mooWOCN
el 7 The new program will he
hosted by Rev. dealer Lockiear of
Pembroke The new program will
addraaa nugor issues and programs
th? effect the UvnofRobeaon County
people. The guest on the diet show
will be Dr. Deltoe Brooks, Cheirtnen
of the Lumbee Tribe. Dr. Brooks is a
professor at Pembroke State Univer
sity as well as serving as pastor of
Dundanwch Baptist Church He will
be discussing the new tribal govern
ment to begin the new and exciting
program
The program will feature a guest
speaker each week and will discuss
various issuss of intersst end concern
The program will be sponsored by
volunteer efforts and donations The
People's Forum will be broadcast live
every Saturday night We need more
communication and the sharing of
information in our county, "said Rev.
i the host. "The People's
Forum is one otsuive way to answer
coratacTRev TodSafsTrmoSox
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All is "Go " For Art Show at UCB
by Barbara Bravtboy-LockUar
Lumbcrton-All it "Go" for an ait
show sponsored by the Robeson County
Arts Council The non-juried event u
scheduled to open with a reception to
the public cm June 6. beginning at 7
p. m. at United Carolina Bank in down
town Lumberton The three-week long
art show featuring the work of local
artists, aged 30 and older will be on
display in the bank's lobby June 6
through June 28.
Entries will be received in the bank's
lobby on Sunday, June4, from 1-5 p.m.
"The entries will be from people in
the over-30 group," says Shirley Swett
event chairperson. "That's why we
came up with a name like 'Seasoned
Artists!'"
Works in a variety of media includ
ing painting, drawing, watercolor.
photography, pottery and sculpture will
be shown Mrs, Swett says entries are
limited to three per artist.
Last June the lobby of United Caro
lina in downtown Lumberton sparkled
with color ?"^ grace of the Council
sponsored art show which featured
works by Robeson County artists The
opening motion gaveait lows from
across the oounty ? chance to come
together and spent a leisurely evening
gazing at dozens of fine pieces of
work
Since its inception in 19U. the
Robeson County Arts Council has fa
cilitated development of arts The
RCAC has represented Robeson
County in state-sponaored arts advo
cate events in Raleigh, and has co
sponsored arts exhibits and recep
tions for the Silver Arts Division of
Senior Games. The tca-year-old non
profit arts organization also produces
a county wide cultural arts calendar
and newsletter
Last month RCAC board mem
bers, after numerous planning ses
sions, completed development of. and
adopted a Long Range Plan which
will guide the organization through
1998
"Because the arts help "Vlt and
preserve a community a culture, the
Robeson County Aits Council wocks
to enhance and strengthen the work of
our county'sartisu and am organiza
tions." taya RCAC president. Reed
Wallace To accomplish itt mission
the Council undertakes cooperative
planning, research. Aindraising. pro
motion, ""I public education pro
arams Wallace continues
"It is through the generosity of the
community that the Am Council is
able to continue to provide am expe
riences for all area citizens,1' com
ments Pat McNeill, past RCAC presi
dent. "In s?Mri.i
assistance comes from s grass toou
program mam from the North Caro
lina Am Council "
Ait lovers, ast out your calendars
now and circle Jum 61 The Seasoned
Artists' An Show opens that night at
7 o'clock with a reception, free to
the public The event wul provide an
opportunity for visitors to meet the
artists and view their flne work
Cummmgs
graduates from
Leadership
Institute
The Spring, 1993 Claw of Fellow
of the Institute of Political Leadership
graduated Saturday afternoon. May
20. 1993 at the Crown Park Best
Western Hotel in Research Triangle
Park. It is the sixteenth class to gradu
ate from the IOPL Leadership Pro
gram.
Dr Thad L Beyle. Chairman at
the Board of the Institute, awarded
diplomas to the 19 graduates of the
Spring. 1993 class Each Fellow was
sponsored by a North Carolina asso
ciation corporation foundation or
individual Among those graduates
was Raymond Cumnungs. t6. who is
the Director of Student Affairs at
Pembroke State University. He lives
in Pembroke and is a Democrat He la
the N C Association of Electric Co
operatives Fellow
MBA program
approved at PSU
ky Dom Gcrtk, Univmatty KriaHatu
The Master of Business Adnunis
i ration (MBA) graduate program at
Pembroke State University was ap
proved by tbe University of North
C arolina Board of Oovensors during
iu May meeting
The MBA program is hoMoad ia the
Business Administration and Eco
nomics Department and will begin
this fall lemsstsr Applications are
now being received in the Orsduats
Studies Office Dr. Stephen JBukowy.
a profeaeor in the Department ofBusi
is the Director of the MBA Program
Chanosllor Joseph B. Oxendine
taid. "lamaiatadwAhtheapnovalof
our MBA program by the Board of
Governors. This new degree program
allows US both 10 serve I ndus)r> in the
region mote effectively oadtoeMome
dusuy.
"At present we have one of the
(Hunger busi ness faculties in the IMS
Approval of tho MBA program ie
evidence of our growing nature ?? a
Cumpnhensi iT University." mid
The MBA ia a grain in manage
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mem degree Management ii a pro
ceaa of organizing and directing
material* and information, to achieve
butineaannd organizational otgectivca
andaoaU efhedvate.
To be a mcceaeftil manager, one
muet develop akilto in dectuon mak
ing. financial anaiyaie and tnterper
tonal ratattonahipa. and be able to
underatand how theie dull* are ap
plied in a context of conetrainu and
All conreee in the MBA program
will be held at night on the Pembroke
Stale Uaiveretty campua
Dr Bukowy joined the PSU faculty
laat vear He received hia undergradu
ate degree ftotn the Penney Kama State
Untveratty. an MBA from the Col lege
of William and Mary, and an MFR
and Me doctorate from the Ualverauy
of Oeorgu
For information about the MBA
program, contact the PSU Office of
OraiaaieSttdiee at 910/5214271 or
wrtte to the Director of OfadumeSlud
iea. One Untveraty Drive, Pembroke
Sute Untveratty. Pembroke, NC
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