1 E CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE
iblished each Thursday by First American Publications, Pembroke, NC
VOLUME &THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1996 TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
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Ua. ??, ? Collins Goins Announces Bid
for Seat on EMC Board o f Directors
I Barbara Collins Goins. a native
of Shannon, announces her bid for
the at-largcposition on the Lumbce
River EMC Board of Directors.
The annual meeting, at which four
directors will be elected, is
i scheduled for Tuesday. October
1st. at the Performing Arts Center
t on the campus of UNC at
Pembroke Registration begins at
1 6 p.m.
| During the past eight years.
| Goins has been employed with the
< Department of Defense, working
. at Fort Bragg, NC. "1 have worked
for the Contracting "office as a
Purchasing Agcnl and The
Directorate of Logistic as a Supply
Technician I am presently a
Special Emphasis Program
Chairperson (SEPC) for Equal
Employment Opportunity (EEO)
representing the Native Americans
at Fort Bragg." Goins staled
On November 7. 1995. Goins
was honored with an award for her
service at Equal Employment
Opportunity
She received her high school
diploma from Fayettcvillc State
University in 1979. and earned 63
quarter hours at Robeson
Community College during 197980
, She received a certificate in
Small BusinessContracting course
in 1990 thru the University of
Mary land. West Germany
Goins lives w ith her husband.
Donnic and thci r two sons. Donnic
Jv and Elvis in Shannon.
"I have a desire." Goins said,
to be off assistance to my
community I wish to be in a
position to assist our elderly and
handicapped consumers on the
EMC Tnal is one of the reasons I
have chosen to seek a scat on the
EMC Board of Directors I know
somcthingaboiu the hardships that
our cldcrlv and handicapped
consumers face each day As a
woman. I know how difficult it is
to manage a household w ork a full
timejob. andbc a full time wife and
mother I belicv c tluit I can enhance
the program of our EMC and be an
. asset to our consumers."
Goinsconlinucd. "Withlhc 12mcmberboard
of directors, there is
only one woman serving, I believ e
thai women should have more
representation on that board
because women arc more sensitive
to issues, most of the time, than
men. There is a need for sensitivity,
for concern, and for dedication on
the board. I offer these qualities of
the member-consumers of EMC.
A v ole for me isa v ote for you the
consumer! I would appreciate your
vote and support October 1 and
promise, if elected, to represent
consumers fairly and honestly "
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I New Faculty and Staff at Swett High
New Purnell Swett faculty and Staff are shown above. Back row, left to right, they are: Jim Tartia,
Jerome Hunt, Jamie Palo, Wesley Revels (PrincipulO, Dorothy Henson, Laura Kelame, Tiffany Kerner,
RichardArnow; front row, left to right: Maureen Hill, Maria Smith, Delnres Miller, Betsy Bailey, Mabelle
Elk, Sarah McGirt, Janet Chavix. Not shown: Liz Puride and Melody
Activities from Pembroke
Housing Authority
, - Harpers Ferry Baptist Church
Family Mission will be sponsoring
a YOUTH RALLY Thursday.
;F*riday and Saturday night at
Strickland Heights in the Clinton
Thomas Day Care Building at 7:00
p m. each night The featured
speaker will be brother Charlie
Revels The singers will be The
Singing Cousins The Masters
Quartet. Harpers Ferry Voung
People's Choir and other singers
and youth choirs. II vou have any
questions, call Mitchell "Bosco"
Locklcaral52l-IOT<L^^^^^^^
The Youth Cultural and Sports
; Program of the Pembroke Housing
Authority along with Burger King
Sponsored and outing to the
'CoharriePowwowinClinton. N.C.
iEighi youth, from the various
; housing developments, attended
;thc powwow. The youth were
Exposed to the various tribes
^throughout North Carolina.
; different Native American dances.
;and all the different arts, crafts,
and food made by Native
Americans. The youth also learned
Idiffcrcnt dances performed at
iRowwowsand ceremonies. such as
;-Tradilional and Fancy According
' to Brad Chavis. youth of Mavnor
' Manor. "This was one of the best
'."trips I've ever taken. I've learned
so much about Indians." The
; YouthCullural and Sports Program
will be attending other ethnic events
throughout North Carolina
According to Richard C Jones,
program coordinator. "Exposing
our youth to different cultural
aspects increases thcirsocial skills
tremendously They will be able to
interact with other people and
respect their heritage "
The Youth Cullurnl and Sports
Program in conjunction with The
Palmer Drug Abuse Program
sponsors an anli drug support
group every 1st. 2nd and lrd
Wednesday and 2nd andJth Fridav
at the May nor Manor V out it
Center This support group is then
followed by a potter, class every
Wednesday and a dance
refreshments on Friday Karl A
hunt, local artist, dircctsthc pottery
class and has done an outstanding
job bringing out the talents of our
youth. It gives the youth something
to do while keeping it in a safe and
drugfrcc environment. Sponsors
andvoluntccrsarc needed for these
events.
The Youth Cultural and Spirts
Program would like to (hank the
busincsscsand volunteers for their
help and sponsorship Them are
other openings for sponsorships
and volunteers. It is crucial that
other sponsors and volunteers help
in order to continue this program
for our youth. If you or your
companv would like todonatc sometime
or be a sponsor of any event
please contact Richard C Jones,
program coordinator at 521-1010
We in the I(k;iI area hud a wake
up call Thursday c\ cning from our
Heavenly Father I hud just finished
sa> ing my prayers and asked God
to watch oyer me less than ten
minutes later I heard a big thud
sound and got up and looked out
iii> kitchen window Lying
diagonally from my house was a
large pecan tree. It hit my utility
building, but my house was spared.
I thank the Lord for His mercy to
me
At 7 p.m. prayer was offered for
the food The menu consisted of
fried pork chops, fried chicken,
potato and cheese casserole corn,
biscuits, spice cake with banana
sy rup lopping, ice ten and ice w ater
Rci Smith lockleat blessed the
food We had two dinner guests:
Post Commander Jim Clark and
will Post Chairman Mrs Jean
( link of Hope Mills VFW Post
H: hi p m. the joint session was
vailed to order Prayer was by Post
< haplam ArchieONendinc Render
to colors followed. A ceremony
was presented by Mrs Clark on
behalf of MI A-POW war men and
women who never relumed home
from all the wars the USA has
fought in It was a very heart
w arming ceremony I w ish all post
members could have witnessed it
She was applauded by everyone on
upon completion of the ceremony
As I previously staled last month.
the post was supposed to be guests
at Ml. Air Baptist Church the 8lh
Due topow cr outages, t Ik ceremony
was cancelled We asked if we can
f;obc with them on October I hit
f so Mr James l.ocklcar please
call the Carolina Indian Voice and
ask Ms ( ounce to please announce
it either wav That was hopefully
we will has c a large representation
of our post members We urge all
members to please attend
7:57 mcclingadjourncd Ladies
retired to their meeting room
8:00 P M Post Commander
Deese called the meeting to order
A new member was presented to
the post and accepted by all We
welcome Ml James S Harrell to
pur post Having been sworn in
and pinned wilh the cross of Malta
by Commander Deese
Minutes of lasl meeting were
read by Post Adjutant James
Locklcar. Followed by a report from
Post Quartermaster Ardcll Jacobs
Expenditures and other items of
importance wcrcdiscusscd. Service
< Jfilccr Arl Shut) discussed several
pieces of information, including
the Agent Orange affecting
Vietnam Veterans, urging
everyone contaminated by it to
contact the V A Hospital and set up
an appointment to be tested
Prostratccanecrisamongtheniany
ailments caused by Agent Orange
October 20th will be the next
gospel sing at ihe VA Hospital
That's Sunday at J p m. Hospital
chairman Mr Locklcar would like
more post members to attend to
help lift the morale of Ihe patients
Mr Lee A Mavnor urged all
members to please pay their yearly
dues now and not wail around to
the end of the year so that we w ill
have 100% members paid up
Mr Clark advised the post that
on October 9th there will be a
ground breaking ceremony for a
soldiers home on the grounds at
the VA Hospital in Faycttcvillc.
urging locals to trx and attend the
ccrcmdm
November 11 Mi. I')V?> Veterans
Da> Parade and I lie Post #2X4 t
Annual Chicken and Fish Fry will
be held al Posl Headquarters from
11 a.m. until 6 .It) p.m. members
arc selling tickets now They arc
$5 00 each for chicken or fish We
I ways serve good old spots, deep
fried Please plan ahead and we
ask for your support
We have a great number of
elderly people at home and in rest
homes w ho would love for someone
to come bv and just sav hello and
let them know that llicy arc not
forgotten Would you please be
that person to shed a little hope in
their liv es'' May our God bless von
until next month
Erwin Jacobs
Post Surgeon
News from Pembroke VFW Post
. ' i
(letting Charged Up For The
Veterans Day Parade
i The monihlv meet i ng convened
at Post Headquarters Monday '
evening. September 9. 19% We
had a very low turn out but there
were very interesting topics
I
revealed and discussed with those
in attendance The Post
( ommnndcr Rev Hilton Dccscand
elected officers are doing their best
to make the meetings worthwhile
for our members to attend
Jeff Moore appointed
to County Morehead
Scholarship Committee
The John Motley Morehcad
Foundation at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill has
appointed Attorney Jeff Moore as a
member of the Robeson County
Morehcad Scholarship Committee.
Morehcad Scholarship Awards are
given annually by the Morehcad
"Foundation to'graduating high
school seniors who have exhibited
superior attributes of academic
standing, moral force of character,
leadership, and evidence of physical
vigor
Attorney Moore is a native of
Pembroke and resides in the
Prospect community Attorney
Mixirc attended UN( -Pembroke for
undergraduate shidics He receiv ed
his law degree from IJN( -Chapel
Hill. He currently is an Assistant
District Attorney for Robeson
County but will begin serv ing as a
District Court Judge in January after
a currently uncontested November
General Election. He is married to
Brenda Moore who works with Dr
Sandra I ocklcar in Pembroke They
arc the proud parents ol Iwo
daughters HcislhcsonofDelores
Moore ol" Prospect
Dr Man Ann Masters of
Lumbcrton is the chairperson of the
Robeson Counts Committee: Other
members arc Attorney T Diane
Phillips, of Lumbcrton. Justin
Oliv er, or Marietta, and Benjamin
Bradv. of Lumbcrton and Fairmont.
The Morchcad Scholarship
Award designed to attract
outstanding students to UNC. was
established bv the late John Motley
Morchcad in 1945 It is modeled
after the Rhodes Scholarship
program in Oxford. England. It is
the only scholarship of its kind
offered in America. Tnescholarship
is based entirely on merit All
secondary schools in North
Carolina, public and private, arc
eligible lp nominate students for
tlic award. There have been at least
ten winners of the Morchcad
Scholarship Award from Robeson
County since the program was
established.
13 th Annual Indian Trail
Pow Wow/Cultural Festival
Mcirolma Native American
Assoc a non-profit organization
serving a ten county area known as
Mclrolina w ill host our I .Ith
Annual Indian Trail Pow-Wow at
the Indian Trail School on
September 27-29. 1996
This year's featured guesi w ill
be Miss Indian North Carolina.
Milliccnt Hunt and Miss Indian
USA. Natasha Wagner In addition
to o\cr twenty-five Native Artist
and Tradcrsand ov er one hundred
Dancers. Singers, and Drummers
from all over the US and Canada
will be performing throughout this
event. The Povv-Wow opens
September 27th at 11 am till 'J pm
and September 2')th at 11 am till 6
pm. Admission will be frcc and
open to the public All donations
will be accepted and appreciated to
help offset the cost of the event
Thank you in advance for your
support in our effort to inform the
public.
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XHtizens to
Elect Bonner
to Host
Reception
>""ii(izcns to elect Donald A
Bonner to the NC House will
sponsor a reception at W H
Knuckles Monlessori School on
Friday. September 20. 1996 from
4.30 - 6:30 p.m.
Gov Hunt speak between 5:00
-5 30 p.m.
The Public is cordially invited
New from
Swett High
With receiving a new principal
and several faculty and staff
members. Purnell Swett High
school anticipated a new
atmosphere of high expectations
and change Wesley Revels. PSHS
principal, stressed a sincere and
positive approach to his new role
as leader of the largest school in
the country
New faculty and staff included
Jerome Hunt. Jim Tarzia. Dcloris
Miller Dick Arnow.MaurlaHills.
Dorothy Hcnson. Iris Locklear.
Sara McGirt. Betsy Baily. Marie
Smith. Carla Ringer. Jamie Palo.
Amy Wyatt. Caura Kelanic. Mabel
Elk. Tiffany Kerner. Janet Chavis.
Robert Brayboy. Frankie Hall.
Lizzie Purdie. Peggy McLean. Ann
Jacobs. Melody Gill. Shannon
Shargots. Deanna Oxendinc.
Cry stal McDaniel.
By: Steven Hunt
Usually Purnell Swett receives
exchange students from Spain or
Mexico but the school is in a new
era with a Portugal exchange
student. Maria de Fatima Souto
She is 16 years old and is staying
w ith Mr Glen andColelc Locklear
which she will be staying with
until June
Muria Souto came to America
to learn more E nglish, to sec how
the Americans li\ c and have new
experiences She said that Portugal
was a lot different from America
Forexamplc. the schools arc in bad
condition and they do not have
gy ms like in the American schools
do nor do thev have a lot of rules to
abide by
Maria likes the American
schools but she said that there arc
too many rules to abide by and too
many people in the school. She
said shb likes living in America
but she is not use to living in the
country She misses her family and
friends.
By: Erika Chavis
Bradley Locklear. a 17 year old
senior at Purnell Swett. was the
first person from Robeson County
to attend the North Carolina State
Highway Patrol Student Trooper
Program. The camp w as located in
Raleigh. N.C and was held on
June 21 -28 Brad was able to learn
many skilled activities such as
obscmng weapon safety first aid.
and radar demonstrations. Brad
encourages all juniors loallend the
camp for an interesting and
jcarning experience For
information about the camp please
contact Mr Dennis Watts
Congratulation for your
achievement Brad!
By: Heather N. ('arter
Attorney Ron
Sutton Opens
New Office
in Pembroke
Rep Ronnie Sutton, has now
opened Ins Law Office for private
practice at 2081 iniott Chapel Road
Pembroke The new office is
located next to the Pembroke
Rescue Squad Rep Sutton was
lormcrlv affiliated with the law
lirni of l ocklear Jacobs. Sutton
and Hunt
Rep Sutton, in addition to his
duties as Attorney at Law.
represents the 85th Legislative
District in the North Carolina
General Assembly
Rep Sutton will specialize in
personal injury wrongful death
and other traffic matters Hisofficc
number is 521-4797