editorial and Opinion CPage ,
Edjtorially, Speaking
Mayor Milton R. Hunt
is Right for Pembroke
Mayor MihonRHuMts Right For
Pembroke
Every once in a whtk a politician
actually delivers, and makes his
bailiwick better than it was before he
came upon the scene That is the way
it is with Mayor Milton R Hunt and
the tow n of Pembroke Pembroke is
better for having had Mayor Milton
Hum at the helm of its government
Mayor Hum hm announced for another
term as mayor of Pembroke, the office
he has held continuously since 1913
He has been Mayor longer than anyone
else in the 100 years of history of the
town And the town has experienced a
great burst of economic and cultural
Ktb under his leadership. Mayor
has been progressive and forward
thinking since taking office
Mayor HuM is being challenged
this year by Harry Oxeadine. a retired
educator, and now serving on the
Pembroke town council This
newspaper's endorsement of Mayor
Hunt for mayor simply pro Mayor
MikonR. Hunt, and certainly not ami
Harry Oxendtne It is just that one
should be rewarded for doing a good
job and be recognized for providing
continuity and experience at the helm
of gov ernment Our contention is that
Mayor Hunt has added considerably
to the well-being of the town, and
should be returned to office for having
done a good job The other thing we
like about Mayor Hunt is the fact that
he is a businessman himself, tbusly
understanding the need for business
acumen in tow n government
Hunt, a do wall contractor,
understands the need to operate one 's
business ins conservative and fiscally
responsible way
Mayor Hum makes good business
decisions The town is in good shape
financially, and hat just completed a
major waste and water treatment plant
on Deep Branch Road that will take
the town comfortably into the 21 it
century A lot of the success of the
protect is due to the business savvy
and political acumen of Mayor Hunt
He was able to help the town find the
federal monies needed to complete the
$3.7 million undertaking When you
add the sewer improvements in town,
the figures swell to $4 and 1/2 million
When you add the expansions at
Fleetwood Mobile Homes. Daniel s
Bakery. Pembenon Nursing Center,
and more, it is easy to see the w isdom
of continuing Mayor Hunt in office
because he was instrumental in all of
the improvements made in Pembroke
over the last few years One can also
add a new fire station. Progressive
Saving and Loan. Colony Plaza. the
new Hardee's Burger King. Pizza
Hut. Subway. Linda's Restaurant
Revel's Barbecue as some of the
additions to the business community
in Pembroke since Mayor Hunt look
office in 1981 Lumbee Bank has also
announced plans to build its corporate
headquarters in Pembroke
The hallmark of Mayor Hunts sunt
in office has been progressive growth,
and the future looks promising There
are rumors of a new shopping center
on the horizon, as well as another
mayor food store The town s$ 65 per
$ 100 valuation is reasonable, and the
town has been able to avoid major
increases since Mayor Hunt took
office The town has received a number
of housing rehabilitation grants, and
water and sewer grants over the last
few years The majontv of the grants
have been received since Mayor Hunt
was first elected to office in 1983
The Pembroke Housing Authority
has undergone major changes recently,
andjust received two grants to improve
the pretence of the police department
in the housing units, and combat drugs
Mayor Hunt was instrumental in re
organizing the housing authority and
much improvement can now be teen
as one ndes through the 241 units of
public housing in Pembroke
Pembroke's town and gown
relations have improved considerably
under the leadership of Chancellor
Joe Oxendine and Mayor Milton Hunt
The umveraty and town just completed
its sixth successful Pembroke days to
the delight of the citizenry and the
university family It look place in
IW5. the 100th birthday of the town
of Pembroke. Many festive centennial
activities have taken place throughout
the fun-filled and hi stone year
One final note Mayor Hunt is a
close political ally of Governor Jim
Hunt, having served as one of the tn
chairmen for his Robeson County
campaign along with Lumbcrton
Mayor Ray Pennington and Major
David Green of Parkton. The
relationship has been good for
everyone, especially the town of
Pembroke
For the reasons listed above, and
more, we commend Mayor Milton R
Hum to the fine citizens of Pembroke
Ultimately. it is thar decision to choose
a mayor on November 7 We editorially
endorse Mayor Milton R Hunt as
mayor of Pembroke, and encourage
the citizens to exercise their right to
vote Wc believe Mayor Hunt is a
proven leader and will, if re-elected,
continue to provide the business and
political savvy and acumen needed to
lake Pembroke into her second 100
years of unparallcd growth.
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Parkton
School
Parkton Elementary School was
the site of a workshop and luncheon
for grandparents on October 18.1995
The school's population of
grandparents were invited out for a
mcgaskills workshop and lunch with
their grandchildren afterwards The
grandparents came with other
i grandchildren and a desire to learn
i techniques to work with the students
at home Thepnnctpal. Ms Elizabeth
' Robtnson. considered the activity a
i chance to reach a part of the school
I community we seldom get a chance to
I interact with The workshop and
luncheon was planned and
> implemented by Ms Barbara
Thompson, parent trainer
RE-ELECT
LARRY McNEILL
to
PEMBROKE TOWN COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 7,1995
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IHE LISTENS.HE CARES. HE ACTS
FOR THE
CITIZENS OF PEMBROKE
FOR A POSITIVE CHANGE
VOTE
HARRY OXENDINE !
for
j MAYOR
silong the Robeson Trail
by Dr. Stan Knick, Director
PSU Native American Resource Center
We regularly receive letters from
people all over (be world who are
looking for information about Native
Americans. Sometimes they are
written in broken English by a student
in France, or in Spanish by a lawyer
in Argentina. But the most frequent
type of letter is from someone who is
searching for his or her Native
American ancestry.
Recently 1 received a letter from a
Marine stationed overseas who wrote
that he had just found out that one of
his great-grandmothers was, as be put
it, a Blackfoot Sioux. I sent back some
information which I hope will help
him, but it set me to thinking that
perhaps other people might need to
team more about the Blackfoot or
Biackfeet. Several times the name
Blackfootfor Blacldeet) has been heard
in movies and on television, generally
without any further explanation of
precisely what group of people is
meant.
To begin with, there is confusion
in the minds of many Americans
concerning the name Blackfoot or
Biackfeet. The problem is that there is
more than one group by that name
' (those names), and sometimes
"Biackfeet" and "Blackfoot" get used
interchangeably as though there were
only one group. I have heard people
use "Biackfeet" as the plural form
(i.e., "we saw ten Biackfeet Indians"),
and "Blackfoot" as the singular form
(i.e., "only one Blackfoot came to the
powwow").
The Blackfeet are a nation of
people wbo are members of ibe
Algnnkian-languagc-family Their
nation is made up of three closely
related tribes, known as: the Pikuni or
Piegan (pronounced pay-gin), the
Kainah or Blood, and the Siksika
(Siska) or Blackfoot proper.
Sometimes the Siksika are referred to
as the "Northern Blackfoot" as a way
to separate them from the other two
tribes. The home territory of the three
tribes was originally the northwestern
plains of northern Montana and on up
into southern Alberta and
Saskatchewan in Canada. Their
mailing address these days is at
their reservation (Browning,
Montana).
The three Blackfoot tribes were in
many ways independent, especially
politically, but because they have
always spoken the same Algonkian
language and have shared many of the
same cultural customs, they have most
often been considered as one nation of
people. The English word "Blackfoot"
is probably amore literal translation of
their native name Siksikuuwa< which
means "blackfooted-people." Debate
continues to this day about whether
their name originated from an ancient
custom of intentionally dying their
moccasins black or from the fact that
their moccasins were merely
blackened by dark soil or ashes from
prairie fires. Even well-researched.
scholarly books use both "Blackfoot"
and "Blackfeet" in describing this
Native nation (for example, see The
Blackfeet, by J.C. Ewers).
There is also a Blackfoot (or
Blackfeet) sub-group of people
belonging to a larger nation
commonly called Sioux (probably
mote properly called Lakota). This
large nation of people can be separated
into three linguistic subdivisions, the
Lakota, Dakota and Nakota. The
Lakota subdivision (also called Teton)
can be further divided into seven
groups or tribes: Oglala; Bruit or
Sicangu; Oohenanpas or Two Kettles;
Sans Arc or Itazipco; Hunkpapa;
Miniconjous; and the group known as
the Blackfeet or Sihasapas (see The
Sioux People, by J.H. Cash). All of
ihre Sioiinn-language-family
migrated out of their original
woodland homelands in what is now
Minnesota, and over into the plains of
what is now South Dakota, probably
during the very earliest Euro-colonial
times.
So, when you speak of the
B lack foot or Blackfeet, make sure you
know whether you are talking about
the S it man Blackfoot or the Algonkian
Blackfoot. Whether you use
"Blackfoot" or "Blackfeet" seems to
be a matter of personal preference.
For more information, visit the
Native American Resource Center in
Old Main Building, on the campus of
Pembroke State University.
Hunt-Epps to wed
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Dena Hunt, daughter of Louis
Hunt and Br en da Hunt, will wed
Kevin ?. Epps, son of Varsie Epps
and Carolyn Epps on January 6,
1996 at West End Baptist Church.
Lumberton:
Dena is a 1991 graduate of South
Robeson High School She is a student
at Pembroke State University.
Kevin is a 1990graduate of Hoke
High School and a J995graduate of
Pembroke State University. He is in
the United States Army.
No invitations will be sent, family
and friends are invited.
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