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| hed each Thursday by First American Publications, Pembroke, NC
VOLUME 23 NUM. ^ ^ THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1996 TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
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Wesley . Is replaces Bill James
as Principal of Purnell Swetl High School
Wesley Revels, principal of Red
Spring Middle School, has been
appointed as Principal of Purncll
Swell High Swell He will replace
Bill James Brcwington who has
been i ransferrcd Ip Ihecentral office
where he will supervise the buses
for (he county
Rev els, ihc son of John Weslcv
Revels and Dcloisc Burncltc
Rev els, graduated from Magnolia
High School in 1966. He graduated
from Pembroke Stale University in
1971 with a major in Spanish and
x Hnglish and a minor in math He
served in the United States Army
from 1971-71 Following his
military serv ice. Rev clsscrvcd with
t/
Lumbcc Regional Development
Association and was operations
director Tor six of his seven years
with that agency in 19X1 he
received a masters in
administration from Pembroke
Stale University He has attended
both F.ast Carolina Univ crsitv and
Faycilcville Stale Univ crsitv
receiving a masters in guidance at
ECU and beginning work on his
doctorate at FSU While working
and attending school. Revels' son
said. "Daddy. we play very much
any more " At that time Revels
decided to put work on his doctorate
on hold and spend more time with
his voting son
In l')7?) Revels became a
guidance counselor at Magnolia
Union School (k-12) From l*)7H(>
until 1991 he was' assistant
principal at Magnolia He served
as assistant principal at Red Springs
High School During the I99T
school term he became assistant
principal at Red Springs Middle
School and in Februarv 1994 he
became principal there
Revels is a strong family man
His wife Sharon Graham Revels
w ill be a teacher in the third yearat
Pembroke Elementary School this
year The Revels have three
children. Kristic Lynn Lockloar
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21 who has I wo children of her
own. Ann Chanel Revels IX a
freshman ai I 'NC-Pembroke, and
John Wesley 8 a third grade
student at Pembroke Elementary
The family has resided in Pembroke
for the past 2 < years
Revels expressed his
appreciation to the Board or
Education and Superintendent
Pumcll Swell for their confidence
they hn\ c demonstrated in his with
his appointment Revels promises
to give the task his very best effort
He says that he isa lea hi play cr and
is looking forward to working the
faculty and staff at Purncll Swell.
He likes to refer to the cooperative
effort of his position. ' In order to
succeed." he said it takes all of us
working together to provide the
best for the students that we can
When I say US I mean the
commiimlv the parents, the
teachers the staff the
administration and the
students, all working together to
move forward to accomplish our
specific goal for education . both
individually and collectively"
Revels also thinks in terms of the
Purncll Svyetl community, focusing
on all aspects of Hie school
community to make a picture of
the whole , very balanced, hard
working and energetic
Sonic of l he kevs 10
accomplishing this. Rc\cis said
will be providing a safe and
ordcrlv environment where .
teachers can leach and students
can learn
Rev els said he plansand expects
students to come to school each
and even dav prepared to learn,
rcadv to learn and willing to learn
He wants Swell High to be one of
the most respected high schools in
the region, known both for its
academic achievements and its
spirit of coopcraliveness Revels
believes thai with the help of
parents and eommunilv this goal
can be accomplished
Also appreciation is expressed
to out going Principal Bill James
Brcwington for all lus hard work
and cncrgv during lus tenure at
Swell High Alwavs rcadv to listen
and greet w it ha smile Brcwington
will be a great cncourager 111
whatever cnduavoi he attempts
Brcwington never distanced
himselffroiuihe public and guided
Swell High on a steadv course
Mar we funl our schools and
our students in our pravcrs
Education is a big job and ihosc
associated ?\ ilh it need our praverful
support
(This article prepared by
Joe Red Buff alo)
Fleetwood of Pembroke has been designated as the Number
One Trailber Plant in America fur several years. Congratulations
to the men and women who work there. That designation speaks
well for our community. We expect Fleetwood to recpature that
title again this year.
Hunt receives CPA
license from State of NC
Bonnie Ann Hunt, originall>
from the Green Grove community
has received a Certified Public
Accounting license from the Slate
of North Carolina. She passed the
final sections of the five-part
national examination as of
_ February. 1995: scoring a grade ol
94 on tin; accounting thcorv seel ion
of the Cxam After submitting
paperwork ^evidcncfitgT. (he "
experience requirement she
rcccixcd the CPA license in Jul\ ol
1995 .
Hunt graduated from PSIj with
degrees in English and business
from Radford University with a
Master's degree in English and
from UNC-Chapcl Hill with a
Masters in Business
Administration with a
concentration in accounting. After
a summer as a research writer for
the Commission on Civil Rights in
Washington. D C she taught
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English in senior high school and
ai Robeson ( (immunity College
and dirccied ah English Project at
PSHS. which resulted in the student
publication of L ighter ed Knot, a
small booklet oflocal culture. Asa
result or litis and of oilierwriting
projects, she was listed in
Outstanding Young Women in
America
Since 1*180 Hunt has been an
accounting instructor Tor
Faycttevillc Technical Community
College and has taught accounting
as an adjunct i nst ructor at Robeson
Community College and at
Faycttevillc Slate University. She
has also taught the graduate
accounting course to officers al Ft
Bragg and Pope Air Base in
Webster University's Masters in
Business Administration program
She has a < PA office in her
home and is interested in opening
aiV office in flic trtliiibcrfb'n
Pembroke area In addition to
leaching general accounting
courses she has also been the
instructor foi fund accounting
which is gov crnmental. school and
other not-for-profit accounting
for sis years and has a special
interest in accounting for an
auditing these entities
Hunt re laves with organic
gardening. She has also sponsored
medicinal plant walks and has
consulted on one job to design a?
garden border df medicinal herbs
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Mr. & Mrs. Jim Dial
Observe Golden Anniversary
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' Mr. anil Mrs. James H. Dial of Maxton, N(' celebrated their SOth
wedding anniversay on June I, at Purnell Swett High School.
Their children: James Dial, Jr. of Charlotte; Dennis D. Dial of
Bosnia; Colette R. I.ocklear of Maxton; ahd (Una O. I.ochlear of
Maxton were present and a host of friends and relatives, both locally
and state wide.
The cake and food was catered by Miss Maureen Dial.
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ReP- Cummings appointed to
Minority Health Advisory Council
Raleigh. N( - StaleRep. Frances
M Cummings has been appointed
b\ Rep Harold J Brubakcr
Speaker of the House losenCon
thcNCMinorih Health <\d\isor\
Council Her liflpnintmenI waseffective
JuIvT l>% and will
expire on June "to 1 ?>*>8
Rep Brubakcr said ' I am
pleased to appoi nt Rep Cuiuniings
to serve on the Minorilx Health
Advisorv Council' her willingness
to serve in this capacity, is grcatlv
appreciated and I ani confident
sne will have much to contribute to
the Council
State Rep Frances M
Cummings is one of two House
mcmbcrsand two Senators, among
the fifteen-member Council.
The Minoritv Health Advisorv
Council will make
recommendations to Ciovcrnor
Hum and lhe Secretary of
F.nv iroitmcnt. Health and Natural
Resources aimed at impro\ ing the
health status of North Carolina's
minority populations: identifying
programs and services: financing
and access to health sen ices: and
to identify and review disease
prevention strategies relating to
the leading causes of death and
disability among minority
populations
Rep Cummings said "I am
delighted to have been appointed
This allows me to work more
closely w ith (he largest population
in my House District and in an area
that is critical to the longevity and
quality of life for all minority
populations in the Stale "
Cummings continued The
first issue under consideration h\
the Council is the Confide Home
Test kit for HIV '
Activities from Pembroke
Housing Authority
Pembroke Housing Authority
Vouili Center Mould like to invite
mothers to join us in our new
program EFNEP. Expanded Food
and Nutrition Education Program
is designed for homcmakers with
children school aged or young
living at home EFNEP classes are
held at Pembroke Housing
Authority Youth ('enter even
Wednesday at 2 (H) p m and is
supervised by Ms Brendu Davis
For more information please
contact Aim Woods. Youth ( enter
Coordinator at 521-HMO
Pembroke Housing Authority
would I ike to welcome Mr Richard
Jones, our new Youlh Sports/
Cultural Coordinator Richard is a
graduate or North Carolina Stale
University with a degree in
Recreation and Tourism.
The Robeson County Family
Support and Family Preservation
Program has opened the Family
Resource Center for the Pembroke
area. ThcCcntcriscurrcntly housed
at the Maynor Manor Building
Office hours for the Family
Resource Center arc TuesdayThursday
from 1 p m til (> p m
Support sere ices to be offered at
the Center in the future will be
included on site Resource and
Service Coordination Parent
(Education and Training. Youth
Leadership dcsclopnicnl
Information and referral arh oeacy
educational improvement and
support group For more
information, please contact Cindy
Locklear at 521-1050 between the
honrsottp.m.andbp m TuesdayThursday.
A special thanks goes to
the community forthcir continuing
support with the Family Support
Program
'
April Locklear, Miss Robeson
County has busy schedule
April Locklcar the reigning
Miss Robeson County is staying
very busy during her reign: April
has made many appearances
lliroughout Robeson Counts and
also out of Robeson County April
has also visited many schools in
Robeson County and gave
motivational speeches and
performed classical ballet on poinlc
to the students. April 's platform is
HIV/AIDS Awareness and
Prevention: She has given HIV/
AIDS presentations at schools
churches, and civic organizations
April also appeared on Channel 6
and n news speaking on the While
House HI V MDS Forum in which
she was able lo attend v in satellite
April is a student at UNC
Pembroke majoring in Psychology
and is the daughter of Harry and
Barbara LocklcarofPcmbrokc She
is also a student at the School of
Ballet in Lumbcrton under the
direction of Lauren Jolly April
lakes classical ballet and poinlc
under Lauren Jolly and Jazz. under
Zavcry McDougald. She is also a
private voice student under the
direction os Matilda Whitfield
cireenbriarresidents
enjoy July 4th activities
(Ireenbriar of Fairmont, iwis the place to be this Fourth of July.
There was plenty offood andfun for all! Ifyou would like any further
information about (ireenbriar Rest Home, or you would like to become
a volunteer, please contact Carolyn Cat on or Stephanie Rritt at 62H9021.
Pictured is Ms. Hessie l.ocklear who is celebrating the holiday with
a smile and a sparkler.
Two of <ireenbriars most faithful volunteers, a mother-daughter
team.
Tribal Council filing
extended
Pembroke. N(" - The Elections
Board for ihc I.umbcc Tribal
(io\ crnmcni will be extending the
filing period for District 11 and
District 14 District 11 is currently
represented by Mr Ponce D
Chnvis Jr and District 14 is
represented b> Re\ Steve l.oeklcar
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Interested candidates should file ;it
the Tribal Government office
located m Pembroke Thedeadline
for filing August 2 I')<)(> For
further information, call the
LumbecTribal Government at *21 ?)<)<>?)
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