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Ti CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE
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VOL UME 25 Numhlk JO THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 199k TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
Red Springs Center & Fayetteville State
University Meeting the Needs of Students
Shown above are: (left to right) Madie Rae I.ocklear, Director of Red
Springs Neighborhood Service Center, Gina Jackson, student at the
University ofNorth Carolina-Pembroke and James I). Teasley, Advisor for
FayetteviUe State University's Educational Opportunity Centers Program.
The Red Springs Neighborhood
Service Center, a component of Four
County Community Services. Inc..
provides many services to thcciti/.cns
of the area. Among the services that
they provide is office space for Fay'-'
cltcvillc State University's Educational
Opportunity Centers Program
Mr. James D. Teaslcy is advisor for
the program and offers assistance to
persons interested in post secondary
education. He offers counseling, advice
and "assistance with financial
aide.
Most recently. Gina Jackson, a
client of the Educational Opportunity
Centers Program, enrolled at the University
of North Carolina at Pembroke.
She has earned an associate
degree at Robeson Community Col
lege. Mr. Teasley is extremely proud
of Ms. Jackson's accomplishmc'nTs
and feels thai she is an example of
what hard work and determination
can achieve
"1 met Ms. Jackson." Teasley said."
at the Red Springs Neighborhood
Service Center She was referred to
our program by the Center's Director.
Ms. Madic Rac Locklcar. "
At the time. Gina was interested in
attending college to further her education
in accounting. She enrolled at
Robeson Community College with
the assistance of the Educational
Opportunity Centers Program.
Teasley assisted Gina with applying
for admissions and financial aid
She was admitted in the fall of 1992
into the Business Computer Program
ming and Accounting Program at
RCC.
"Gina was an excellent student,"
Teaslcy said, "and graduated with
honors in both courses of study. She
was also elected Student Government
President."
After graduation from RCC. Gina
applied for admission to Fayettcville
State University. She was again assisted
by The Educational program
She was accepted at Fayettcville State
but decided to attend UNCP instead.
She is majoring in Accounting with a
minor in Computer Science. She continues
to receive EOC serv ices. Gina
is scheduled to graduate from UNCP
in 2000.
Ms. MadicRacLocklcar. Director
of the Red Springs Neighborhood
Services Center, also takes pride in
the achievements of Ms. Jackson
"It is indeed rewarding to sec the
accomplishments of this single parent
I encouraged her to further her
education and referred her to Mr.
,Teaslcy for assistance One of the
"many services prov ided by our center
is referral serv ices. It is always gratify
irtg to sec one ofour clients successful
in her endeavors"
Gina is a veteran of the United
States Air Force She and her son.
Jamacl Jackson, arc members of SaIcnt
Missionary Baptist Church While
attending school at RCC she worked
part time and qualified as a Notary
Public.
"I am grateful to Ms. Locklcar and
Mr. Teaslcy for having confidence in
my ability. They have both been very
supportive and provided inspiration
for me through my educational endeavors.
1 am also thankful that they
arc rnv friends " Ms Jackson said.
Federation of American Indians
to Conduct Political Workshop
at Upcoming Unity Conference
The North Carolina United Federation
of American Indians will conduct
a Political Forum at the 1998
Indian Unity Conference, Friday
March 13, at 3:00-4:45 P.M.. in the
Marsellcse Room at the Holiday Inn
Bordeaux in Fayettcvillc. Immediately
following the Forum, the Federation
will host a hospitality suite
from 4:45 -7:30 P.M.. Everyone's
invited to attend.
The Federation is a North Carolina
registered organization with a
mission to address Indian issues for
allNC IndianTribcs.Formcdin 1985,
the Federation has been called upon
to intervene with tribal issues across
the state.
One main focus of the Federation
is political awareness. Political
Awareness is an important need for
the Indian population in the state in
order to make wise political choices.
A firm understanding of'local and
state political structure', procedures,
and issue stance, gives me Indian
voter the political knowledge to make
wise political decisions. The Federation
address this focus by bringing
political candidates together in a political
forum so that the Indian population
can meet facc-to-facc,ask questions.
and listen for answers, thus
gaining information to make belter
choices at the voting booth
The political forum will "showease"
the following local candidates
who have confirmed attendance
Hoke County Board of EducationTeddy
Lock 1 car; Robeson County
Board of Education-Gloria Lowery;
Robeson County Clerk of Superior
Court-JoAnn Locklcar; Robeson
County Commissioner Noah Woods;
Hoke and Cumberland County Commissioners
T ony Hunt: Wake County
Commissioners-Belly O. Mangum;
Robeson County Shcriff-GLENN
M AYNOR, NC House of Representatives-Ronnie
N. Sutton.
The Forum will showcase the following
state candidates: State Auditor-Ralph
Campbell. Lieutenant Governor
Dennis Wicker; Secretary of
State-Elaine Marshall; State Trcasurer-Harlcn
Boylcs; US Scnatc-D.G.
Martin; Secretary of Education-Mitch
Tyler.
The panel formal will allow each
candidate time to present his/her platform
with a question and answer period.
Milton Hunt. Mayor of Pembroke
andGwenCarr. Political Director for
he American Indian Desk. Democratic
National Headquarters will
also be on the panel
u.s. unamber Honors
Rep. Mike Mclntyre
Washington, D.C. -- Seventh District
Congressman Mike Mclntyre recently
received the U S Chamber of
Commerce's 'Spirit of Enterprise"
award, representing his support on
key issues of importance to American
business.
"Congressman Mike Mclntyrc's
record clearly demonstrates an understand!
ng that better jobs, increased
productivity, and economic growth
go hand in hand with the success of
American business." said Thomas J.
Donohuc. President ofCommcrce probusiness
seal of approval."
The Chamber awards the Spirit of
Enterprise based on rankings it gives
members of Congress in its annual
publication. How They Toted. Votes
included in the rankings must be recorded
floor votes on issues which the
Chamber's Board of Directors has established
policy and the Chamber's
position has been communicated to
members of Congress prior to the
vote.
The U.S. Chamber ofCommcrce is
the world's largest business federation,
representing more than three
million businesses and organizations
of every size, sector, and region
Commissioner
Noah Woods
to host Public
Forums
Robeson County Commissioner for
District 4. Mr Noah Woods, will
hold Public Forums in District four at
the following locations on dates and
times listed:
Moxton-Maxch 9, 1998-7 p.m.
Maxton District Court Room 123
South Florence Street. Maxton, NC.
Prospect-March 10. 1998-9 p.m.
Prospect School Cafeteria. Maxton.
NC.
Red Springs-Match 17. 1998-7
p.m.. District Court Room. 218 South
Main Street. Red Springs, NC
Pembroke-Match 19,1998-7 p.m.
Courthouse, 210 Main Street. Pembroke.
NC.
The purpose of the Public Forums
is to receive comments, input, and to
answer questions from constituents
regarding matters of interest to citizens
of Robeson County.
Commissioner Noah Woods welcomes
your attcudanccand participation.
I
Mangum, candidate
in commissioner's
race in Wake County
A Democrat hasjoincd two Republicans
in the race for the Wake
County commissioner scat from
District 3. Betty Oxendinc
Mangum, a Car) resident, filed
recently to run for the scat that
Republican Leo Tew holds. A retired
instructional specialist with
the slate Department of Public Instruction,
Mangum has worked
for many state and local candidates
over the years, but this is her
first run for public office
"County commissioner is one
of the most important positions
there is." she said. "That particular
body looks at planned growth,
looks at environment and. more
important than that, it looks at
how we educate our children and
how we fund that process."
Tew, who is in his first term,
faces a primary challenge from
Jan Pueschel, a lawyer w ho works
for the state House committee investigating
the $ 100.000 payment
to Algic Toomcr. a former employee
of the state Division of
Jvlotor Vehicles. j
Deadline for
Registering
The Robeson Counts Board of
Elections (BOE) wishes to remind all
county residents that the deadline to
register for upcoming Ma> primary is
just around the corner. All persons
interested in registering to vole must
complete a voter registration appl icalion.
Applications can be obtained
from the BOE office The completed
application must be turned over to the
BOE office on or before April 10.
1998. For more information call 671 -
3080.
Revival to begin
at Riverside
Revival serv ices will begin at Riverside
Independent Baptist Church on
Sunday, March 22, and run through
Friday night. March 27. Sunday night
services will begin at 6 with week
night scrviccsbcginning at 7:30 P.M..
Special speakers will be thcRcv. David
Hunt, pastor of Mt. Hebron Baptist
Church, and Rev. Buster Scaton of
Knowillc. TN The pastor of Riverside.
Rev. Jerry McNeill, and the congregation
extend a cordial invitation
to the public to attend
Creative Writing Workshops for
American Indians of North Carolina
The North Carolina Humanities
Council is sponsoring two free workshops
for the pu rposc of crcat i ng writings
for Feeding The Ancient hires.
an anthology of works by North Carolina
American Indians tobc published
within the coming vcar.
The first workshop, which is for
American Indians of Dublin and surrounding
counties, is scheduled for
Saturday. March 28th. 1-5 P.M in
Dublin at Bladen Community. Bldg
117. Room #102. The second, which
is for American Indians of Orange
and surrounding counties, is scheduled
for Sunday. April 5. 1-5 P.M. at
Orange County Public Library. Main
Meeting Room. 300 W Try oh Street
in Hillsborough. Please remember to
bring paper and pens. Cherokefc auihor/poctMariJo
Moore w ill facilitate
the workshops, as well as edit the
anthology.
Twoprevious workshops were held
earlier: one on thcQualla Boundary in
Cherokee, and one at Greensboro
Cultural Center. Both or these workshops
w c re w el I attended a nd w ondcrful
wTilings were created This project
isan opportunity for the Native people
of North Carolina to make their voices
heard For additional information on
either of the upcoming workshops,
contact MariJo Moore at (704) 6657630.
If unable to attend, please send
submissions of poetry short stories,
non-fiction, songs, etc. to:
Feeding The Ancient Fires Anthology
c/o MariJo Moore
130 Bcavcrdam Loop Road
Candler. NC 2X715
Dr. Ruth Dial Woods Receive Isaiah
Reid Distinguished Leadership Award
Dr. Rulh Dial Woods was recently
awarded the Isaiah Rcid Distinguished
Leadership Aw ard. This
award is presented annually to an
alumni of student who has distinguished
herself/himself as an outstanding
leader in the area of Educational
Administration Dr Woods
is an alumni of the Educational
Administration Program of South
Carolina Slate University
The award was presented at the
Hilton Hotel in Palmetto Dunes.
SC. Dr Woods was also guest
speaker for the program
Dr. Woods is a native Robesonian
Shcattcndcd the public schools
before attaining a B A degree in
English and Spanish from Meredith
College in Raleigh. NC. a MA Ed in
School Administration and Supcr\ ision
from Pembroke State University.
and an Ed.D. in Educational
Administration from South Carolina
State University She has completed
all required course work to advance to
candidacv for the Ph.D. in Curriculum
and instruction at the Univcrsitv
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr Woods served the public
schools in Robeson Countv for 27
years as a teacher, educational media
specialist, director of federal programs.
and assistant superintendent
and associate superintendent After
serving as an adjunct professor in the
fall of 1993. Dr. Woods joined the
facult> at Faycttcvillc State University.
She taught educational leadership
in the master of school administration
degree program and curriculum
and leadership in the doctoral
program in educational leadership
She also served as coordinator for the
North Carolina Principal Fellow s Program
and the Master of School Administration
Degree Program, and
administered the School of
Education's Title III Teacher Education
Program In August. 1997. Dr
Woods retired from teaching She is
currently thcadministratorofthc Faycttcvillc
State University andZ. Smith
Reynolds Foundation partnership
program. PROJECT REAP (Recruitment
of Minorities for Advancement
in the Profession) and
planning consultant in the University-School
Teacher Education
Partnership (USTEP) program.
As the recipient of numerous
community, civic, state and national
awards. Dr Woods has balanced
her academic life with service
to others She has been a civil
and human rights activ ist. She selfdefines
American Indian, humanist.
activist, and feminist Selected
honors and awards include: The
Leo Rcano Award for Service to
education from the National Education
Association, the North Carolina
Human Rights Award from the
North Carolina Association of Educators;
the Community Leadership
Award from the North Carolina
Human Relations Commission; the
Henry Berry Lovvrv Award from
the Lumbcc Tribal Agcncy-Luntbcc
Regional Development Association.
the Governor's Distinguished
Woman of North Carolina
Award, the Woman of Distinction
Award from the United Tribes of
North Carolina; and an eight-year
appointment by the North Carolina
General Assembly to the University
Board of Governors as the first
woman to receive an at-largc appointment
".
Union Chapel School-Class of1934-35Reunites
The Union Chapel School Class of 1934-35 recently met for a reunion. Members of the class attending are
shown above. Seated, left to right, are Ruby Raker l.ocklear; Relton Jones; Millard l.ocklear; Grace WHkins
Oxendine; Magnolia Jones. Standing, left to right, are: Stella Oxendine l.ocklear; Mary Lee l.ocklear; Eunia
June Oxendine Jones; l.ucratie Cummings l.ocklear; Novella Jones; Jo A nn l.ocklear; Thelnta Wilkins; Lou her
Oxendine; and Cathie Lee Maynor l.ocklear.
A photograph of the 193-1-.15 class at Union Chape! School.
Revival Planned at New Bethel
Revival services will be held al
New Bclhcl Holiness Mctliodisi
Church beginning March I Sand lasting
through March 20. Sunday night
service will be youth night and will
begin at 7 P.M . Week night serv ices
will begin al 7:30 P,M..
The church is located on the lona
Church Road between Rowland and
Fairmont
Evangelists for the revival w ill be
Curtis Oxcndinc. Tony Hunt. Patrick
L Cummings. and Jerry Scott. Special
music willbc provided each night
The public is encouraged to attend
by the pastor. James H. Woods, and
the congregation of New Bethel