THE VROLINA INDIAN VOICE
Publi ' - ch Thursday by First American Publications, Pembroke, NC
Maynors ci _ te Golden
Anniversary With Trip to Holy Land
by Ken Muynor
Mr and Mrs Roy and Lula
Maynor of Hope Mills celebrated
their 5()th wedding anniversary on
Saturday Augusl 17 The "two
married on thai dale in 1946 in
y Dillon. SCshortly after Mr May nor
relumed home from a lour ofdulx
aboard the a ire raft carrier U S S.
Guadalcanal, w here he had sen cd
as an attendant lo the ship's
commander during! he closing das s
of World War II '
In lieu of an anniversary party
Mr and Mrs Mavnor's five
children arc sending die couple on
a 10-day guided lour of Israel.
Jordan, and ancicni Edoni The
tour is scheduled for September
During the early years of their
marriage, the Maxnors worked as
tenant farmers in rural Sampson
County before migrating To
Baltimore. MD in February 1952
in search of higher pavingjobsand
integrated schools for their
children. The couple lived in
Baltimore more than 22 \ cars, often
working tw o jobs to pax bills and
improve their standard of living
Mr. May nor worked for American
Standard Plumbing Corp from
1952-1974 Mrs. May nor worked
primarily in Baltimore County
Schools food service
In 1955. the Maxnors became
Christiansand joined thcBrooklyn
Church of God. During the near 20
years tlicy attended Brooklx n. the
Maynors served as ushers. Sundax
school teachers. Siindax school
superintendents. and in
construction and mission projects.
When American Standard
closed its Baltimore manufacturing
plant and relocated to Louisx ille
KY in Augusl 1974, Hie,Maxnors
relumed to their native North
Carolina lo live in Hope Mills.
where they currently reside After
only 10 days back in the state on
September 16. 1974. Mr May nor
suffered an acute heart attack before
either he or Mrs. Maynor had
secured new jobs. During his
convalescence at Cape Fear Valley
Hospital in Faycltcxillc. Mr
May nor's doctors told him he could
no longer do strenuous manual
labor A few months later Mrs
May nor's fathcrdicd unexpectedly
' That was a tough year." Mrs
Maynor recalled "I don't think
we'll ever forget it."
Today. Mr. Maynor is a retired
employee of the Cumberland
County Board of Education w here
he worked from 1975-1990 as the
maintenance supervisor at South
View Senior High School. Mrs.
Maynor is a retired independent
day care cook and school food
- service cook with the Cumberland
County Board ofEdudatidn. where
. she worked during the same years.
In 1976. Mr. Maynor was
~ electedlolhe CumbcrfancTCountx
Association for Indian people's
Board of Directors In 1977. board
members elected him chairman of
the board and chief of the
Cumberland County Association
for Indian People Mr Maynor
served as chairman and chief in
1977 and 1978 and has continued
lo serve as a board member
throughout the past txvo decades
He is also currently serving as
chairman and chief once again
Under Mr Maynor's 1977-78
administration, the C C A.I P
board together with then Executive
Director James Hardin fought for
and secured a resolution from the
Cumberland County Commission
guaranteeing the return of Les
Maxwell Indian School and
grounds to the county's Indiat
population for SI per year
Cumberland County had built th<
school in 1956 for the purpose o
educating American fndiai
- children but had converted it int<
ancducationnl storage facility arte
1969 when Indian students wen
integrated into the couniy s publit
schools. Prior to 1956. Ciimbcrlant
County had no schools open h
American Indian children. Sine*
1980 the C,C.A.I P has occupict
. ? j.U8C? 'he former Les Maxwcl
Indian School building and 12
acre grounds forthc organization'!
headquarters .and urban Indiai
-.-cultural center
Mr Maynor has also served or
C umberland Community Actior
Program. inc 's Board or Dircctoi
- since 1977, scrvingaschairmano:
for ,wo separate termt
(1990-91 and 1994-95) Ir
addition. Mr Maynor is one of 51
precinct chairmen .who compost
Hie Cumberland County
Democratic Party. He has servee
as chairman or Picrcc's Mill #2
Prccinci since 1991 From 199196.
Mr Maynor taught the Man's
Bible Classat the Lakcdnlc Church
of God in Fav Cllcvillc and served,
before 1991 asChildrcn'sChureh
Direclor for 10years The May nors
have attended and served as
members at 1 akedalc since (heir
return to North Carolina in
September 1974
Though prohibited by North
Carolina segregation laws front
attending public school while
grow ing up in Harncttand Sampson
Counties in the 1930s and early
40s. Mr Maynor earned his GE6
(general equivalency diploma) and
Mrs. Maynor earned her high
school diploma from Fay el lev ille
Technical Institute (now
FaycltcvillcTechnical Community
College) in June 1981. the same
month their youngest child
graduated with honors from South
View Senior High School
The emphasis which the
Maynors place on education is
apparent, they said, from the college
degrees earned by each oflheir fix e
children, the Master's degrees
earned by three of those children,
andthecurrent pursuit ofn Stanford
PH D by one child
Asked what they consider to be
their secret to success and joy in
lire. Mr Maynor said. "Having a
good wife and family who vc
supported me down through the
years Without litem. I w ould never
have been able to succeed in life.
"Pulling nty priorities in the
right perspective." was Mrs
May nor s response. "God first, my
family second. 1 think we need to
put wealth in its proper placcltav
ing enough tosupplvoiir needs,
but it shouldn't come first." .
The Maynors said the one
person who has had the most
profound and positive impact on
their lives is their fathers?Mr,
Albert May nor and Mr Williams
Amnions both of whom arc
deceased. "My father was my
cxahtplc.' Mr May nor said "He
taught me how lobe moral, honest,
and how to hav e respect for other
people and treat others the way I
v\ ould like lobe treated?the golden
rule Thai's been my philosophy
all my life. I think it's a good one.
and I xcalways tried to livcby it."
"Yes." said Mrs. May nor. "the
person I've looked uptomosland
admired most is my father The
things he did with no more than
what he had to do them with." She
reflected "He was an unlearned
person as far as formal education
goes, but he could plan buildings,
do brick masonry and carpentry
and a great many things. He
planned and built a number of
houses and churches in our
community in Sampson County
without any formal education He
had a great gift?a high lc\el of
innate intelligence, and he put it to
good use loo 1 respected him more
than anybodv I know "
The May nors had soinc
difficulty eluimcleri/ingany of their
civic a;id educational successes as
great achievements "The ability
to achieve anything in life." said
Mr May nor "comes from God.
The day I accepted Jesus Christ as
my Lord and Savior is my greatest
achievement in life That's the
greatest decision I ever made?the
greatest things I've ever done
Through it all. He's given me peace
ofmind and love forothcr people."
Mrs May nor agreed "My faith
in God. tin family?my five
wonderful children and a good
lov ing husband." she said "Those
arc mv greatest achievements in
life
Mi and Mrs. May nor have five
children and nine grandchildren
Their children arc Mr Roy Erv in
Maynor 47 of Baltimore. MD:
- Mrs -LindwCurol May nor Brooks
45. of Randiillslovt h. MD: Mrs.
Sheila GailMay nor Vaicarccl. 40.
of Riverside. CA: Mrs. Audrey
Favc May nor Blalock. 78. of Hope
Mills. NCv;andMr. Kenneth Way nc
Maynor. 1.7 of Berkley. CA
Their grandchildren arc: Brycc
and Lisa Maynor: Sommcr Brooks.
Jessica Vaicarccl: and Melissa.
Dcana. Brandon. Joshua, and
Jeremy Blalock. respectively
Task Force Plans for
21st Century Native
American Ministries
Urcen Bav Wis (UMNS) Members
of iVic United Methodist
Native American Comprehensive
Plan task force approved the job
description for a full-time executive
director to administer and.
"" tmptcnicnl'fiisk force pla ns at their'
final meeting of the 1993-96
quadrennium here Aug. 22-25.
?' We arcacccpting applications
for this position through Oct.
18."said the Rev. Sam Wynn.
NACP chairperson. "We hope to
have the posilion staffed by Jan. 1.
1997."
According to the personnel
committee, the executive director
is chief admi n i slrator of the N ACP
and is responsible for its programs.
"We arc willing to negotiate with
applicants on the location of the
NACP office," Wynn said.
Task force members prepared
for and envisioned 21st century
churches and ministries for Native
Americans during the session.
"When you plan for the next
quadrennium. ..imagine what you
want our Native American
churches and ministries to look
like in the year 20(8)." said the
j. Rev Marvin B. Abrams,
coordinator of the NACP.
The 1996 United Methodist
) S
r
General Conference approxed
continuation of the comprehensive
plan, which focuses on
congregational development,
leadership development. Native
American spi rituality and creating
a churchwide Native American
presence
Major areas of emphasis for the
plan during the next four years
include leadership development
for Native American youth:
development of curriculum
exploring Native identity, culture
and values. Native American
spiritual dialogues: and
empowerment of Native American
women through a national
consultation.
Interested applicants for the
executive director position max
apply bv contacting the Rex Harold
E. Wright. (513) 227-9400
' The first N ACP meeting of the
1997-2000 quadrennium is
scheduled for Feb 7-9. 1997. in
Yuma. Ari/. '
# * #
* Underwood is director of the
Native American Office of
Communication, part of United
Methodist Communications in
Nashville. Tenn.
Pembroke BP
members attend BPW/
USA Conference
The Pembroke Business and Professional Women's Organization
attended Ihc seventy seventh annual BPW/IJSA conference in
Washington. D C July 26-30 among 12(>X BPW members
Aflcrv arious workshops and meetings women across the nation met
for opening ceremonies with a grand introduction of the BPW/U.SA
executive board and stale presidents. Opening speakers were
Congrcssvvoman Connie Morclla. Irene Nalividad. executiv c director of
the Philippine American Foundation, and Freda Lewis Hall. M.D..
director of the Center for Women's Health aLEli.Lillv and Company
Various workshops of the Conference included Making Workplaces
_ Work. Obcsilv. Will the audience throw eggs, thriving in a Downsized
""Workplace. Vareir Resiliency. Clinical Depression. Economic Equity
Domestic violence. Secrets of Powerful Women, and others.
Sunday morning the vice-president greeted the mass of w omen who
were anticipating Al Gore's appearance as well as his words of
inspiration.
August 5 the organization held its monthly meeting and presented
two $500.00 scholarships to Diannc Blue Brooks and Bonnie Brooks
Cummings who arc enrolled al the University of North Carolina at
Pembroke Tammy Locklcar. a Purncll Swell liigh School graduate of
1996 received a $20000 scholarship from the club and attends Chapel .
Hill University
President. Yvonne Barnes Dial, and president elect Annette
Strickland, attended a district V planning meeting August 17 in
Whites illc Each LO within the district shared goals and objcctiv cs of
their club and Ihc group later discussed goals and priorities that the
district should implement of improvc: on
This year there is great emphasis upon voting, especially among
women. National Women Vote Day is September 7 and the captive
phrase of the national level is. "See Bill run. sec Bill run They re both
running for your v otc In order to make a difference, you need to run too
to the ballot box and place your vote. It does not matter who you arc
v oting for What docs matter is that you vote. Make your voice and other
women's voices heard in this election and every election. Remember,
voting equals power."
The Pembroke BPW cordially invites interested women to join the
organization to assist in improving the quality of life for women. Dues
at $60.00 per year. Please contact Marie Moore at 521-4421 .
il _ ' /.
Pembroke Business anil Professional Women's Club presents fw>
$300 scholarships. **"* " '""
Shown left to rif,'ht: Foundations Committee Chair Jo Ann l.ocklear;
recipient Bonnie Brooks Cumminffs; Pianne blue Brooks; and
Pembroke BPW President Yvonne Barnes Dial.
Shown: Tammy l.ocklear, who received a scholarship for S200 as
the high school recipient.
i SRMC Hires New Nursing Graduates
Officials at Southeastern
] Regional Medical Center recently
1 welcomed newly graduated nurses
to their staff at a Breakfast held in
5 honor of the new hires.
' Gail Davis, vice president of
patient care services, told the 14
' young nurses to view their new
1 occupations with professionalism
r '' Nursing ib a career-not a job.1
' she said.' With a career, you have
; options'
SRMC s new registered nurses
arc Dcanna Stephens. Bowman
: Hall, of Lumbcrlon, Shonna
j Gurkin. Fourth West, ofClarkton;
Rebecca Dove. Bowman Hall, of
Bladcnboro, Amy Britt. Bowman
Hall, of Lumbcrton: Mcki Jacobs.
First East, of Lake Waccamaw.
Kathy Brasington. First East, of
Wadesboro: Jeff Savage. Intensive
Care, of Pender County. Lisa
Locklear. Second East, of
Pembroke: Karen Carlisle.
Bowman Hall, of Red Springs.
Pamela Odum. Bowman Hall, of
Lumbcrton: Debbie Kinlaw.
Second East, ofBladenboro. James
Pope. Second East, of Burgaw
Aaron Suarcz. First East, of Hope
Mills:.and David Whitman.
Emergency, of Lumbcrton.
KORTH HONORED BY
MANAGED CARE
ASSOCIATION
Todd Korth. SRMC's assistant
v ice president of managed care, was
named "Managed Care Person of
the Year" by the Carolinas
Managed Care Association
(CMCA) at its fifth annual awards
banquet held this month in
Columbia. SC
Before joining SRMC last
October. Korth was director of
managed care at Providence
Hospital, a 221-bed specialty
hospital in Columbia. SC He is a
graduate of the University of
Wisconsin and attended the
University of Alabama
CMCA is an organization of
over 200 managed care
professionals devoted to rcducige
the cost of health care in the
Carolinas Members include
physicians, nurses, insurance
agents, payor executives: hospital
and physician management stafT
and employer representatives.
Korth was named "New Member
oftheYear'in 199.1 by the CMCA
Volunteers
needed for
youth
program
Pembroke Housing Authority
is sponsoring a Youth Sports and
Cultural Enrichment grant and is
accepting applications Tor
volunteers. The grant offers
structured sporting activities
including: bowling., sortball
canoeing, camping, fishing, soccer
and volleyball Cultural activities
include museum visits, powwow s
pottery classes, etc
We have a year full of exciting
activities Ifyouhavcan interest in
being a volunteer please call
Richard Cameron Jones. Youth
Sports and Cultural Coordinator
at 521-1010
Maynor
family to host
reunion
The Steve and Magnolia
May nor family reunion w ill be held
on Saturday September 21. 1996
in the Pembroke Middle School
cafeteria beginning at 3:00 p.m
For additional information, please
call 52 I -4171 7t9-l 4X7. 77X3709
521,-4666. or 52 1-4722
Rogers
Family
Reunion
The descendants of Buddy and
Flora Oxendinc Rogers will observ c
a family reunion at New Bethel
Methodist Church on Saturday.
September7.1996front 11:00a.m.
until4:00p.m. Each family isasked
to bring a covered dish Any
questions mav be referred to John
Rogers Jr at'910-422-3010..'
Truck and
Tractor Pull
Lumbcrton. The United Pullers
of the Carolinas and the National
Tractor Pullers Association will
return to the Robeson County
Fairgrounds September 13th and
14th. This will be the second year
the Budweiscr Championship,
points scries will be held in
Lumbcrton. Last year the two day
event brought the Regional
National Champions to Lumbcrton
to complete for the 9000 dollars in
prize money and determine the 95
^ title holder?This years-event is? ??
sponsored bv the Southeastern
Industrial Center located in
Lumbcrton. The Southeastern
Industrial Center works with
phy sically and mentally challenged
adiilts to prov ide jobs and promote
self wortn and build self esteem
Funds raised by the event w ill be
used to further support their
programs and to provide neliv ilics
for these individuals
The truck and tractor pull will
feature Dale Burleson. Regional
National Champion for 1995 Dale
drives a inodificd tractor three
blown big block Chevrolet c ngi ncs
This is the maximum number or
blown engines that can complete
inthcRegional National Circuit in
96 The modified tractor called
" Hindsight 3" turns approximate
51)00 horsepower and reaches
wheel speeds of up to 1(H) mile per
hour The defending Tour w heel
drive truck champion. Odel
Church, is from Lenoir. NC Odcl s
modified Ford four wheel drive
placed first in the region for 95
Johnny Trcxlcr and Thuruiun
Mumford, Regional National
Champions will be returning with
their Super Slock todcterinincwho
will win the title These tractors
purchased from International for
approximately eighty thousand
dollars were sent to Jerry Legard.
world renown Super Slock tractor
builder Tractor, for modifications
A Super Stock Tractor, with it's
modifications and hauler is \ allied
at approximately a quarter million
dollar's. Approximately 35
professional competing vehicles
will make up the two day
competitionevcnt Both show s .start
at 7:30 PM at the Robeson County
Fairground Pre show
entertainment is scheduled for
Saturday night