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VOLUME 25 ISU/vto^M% .. , THIRSDA I'. MARCH 79. 799# TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
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Dr. Lowry Appointed
to Girl Scout Board
of Directors
Dr. Earlcna Low rv of Pembroke
was appointed tothc PincsorCarolina
Girl Seoul Council. Inc Board of
Directors at the recent council annual
meeting
Dr Lowry Administrator for the
public Schools of Robeson Comm.
holds a doctorate in Education Administration
from South Carolina
University. She has made innumerable
contributions to the educational
field, and was honored with the litlcoT
Adniinistralorofthcycar in 1991. Dr.
Lowry is a Sunday School leader,
volunteer at Pembroke Slate University
and has served on a Motivational
Task Force at Faycltcvillc Stale University
.
A girl Seoul volunteer since 1974.
Dr. Lowry has worked in several capacities
as a member of the Robeson
County Girl Scout Advisory Board,
past board ofdircctors member, leader,
consultant and advisor
Pines of Carolina Girl Scout Council.
Inc serves 18.000 girls and 8.000
adults in 20 central North Carolina
Girl counties and is a United Wav
agency
Women and Investing
Workshop to be held
"Women and Investing" workshop
will be held Saturday. April 25 from
8 a.m. until 12:30 pm at the Holiday
Inn m I.umberlon (off 1-95 Ext. 22)
Early Bird Registration is $25 before
April 15 The event is being sponsored
by the Ladies of BID Investment
club. To register call (910) (>71 0025
or 800-869-57X5
Revival planned
^^cm^f^rvuxs will be held at
Salem Missionary Baptist Church on
the Red Hill Road. Maxton. beginning
April 5-8. Guest speakers w ill be .
Rev. LindbergChavis, pastor of Bakers
Chapel and Rev Ernest Best
The pastor of Salem. Rev Don
Bullard. and the congregation extend
a cordial invitation to the public to
attend. Sunday night services will
begin at 6:30 p.m. and week night
services at 7:30 p.m.
Purnell Swett High
to Sponsor Home
and Garden Show
Punicll Swett I ligh School will be
sponsoring a I Ionic and Garden Show
Sponsors will be the Punicll Swett
Champs' Program. The show will be
Thursday. April 9 at the school beginning
at i 15 P.M.. and lasting until 6
P M Students, faculty, stall', parents
and community will be participating.
Items to be sold include flowers,
vegetable plants, swings, picnic iables.
plant stands, grills. Easter cakes. ax>kles.
tcrruriums. candy, artwork by students
and faculty, and various craft
items There will be fun. gams and
music for everyone
The public is cordially inv ited to
attend
Pembroke Middle
School Open House
Pembroke Middle School will have
Open House and Parent/Teacher Conferences
on Tuesday. March 24. Open
house will be from, 5 til 6 p.m. A
Workshop on E.nd of Grade Testing
will be held from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m
Eighth Grade Career Planning will be
between 6 30 and 7 15 p m Dinner
will be served from 6:30 until 7:30
p.m. followed by a PTA meeting.
For further information call Pembroke
Middle School at 521-9464 or
521-9869
Revival to begin
at Riverside
Revival services will begin at Riverside
Independent Baptist Church on
Sunday, March 22, and nin through
Friday night. March 27. Sunday.night
services will begin at 6 with week
night scrviccsbcginningat 7:30 P.M..
Special speakers will be thcRcv. David
Hunt, pastor of Mt Hebron Baptist
Church. Rev. Davcv Locklear.
pastor of Freedom Assembly of G<xl
and Rev Donald Bullard. pastor of
Salem Missionary Baptist Church
The pastor of Riverside. Rev. Jerry
McNeill and the congregation extend
u cordial inivitation to the public to
attend.
roster, Essay and Speech
Contest Winners
The Robeson Soil and Water Conservation
District (SWCD) held it's
annual Poster. Essay and Speech Contest
in conjunction with the N C Association
of Soil and WatcrConscrvation
Districts' contests
The poster contest is for th i rd. fourth
and fifth grade students and had a
general theme. "Backsard Stewardship"
or "Conservation of Natural
Resources" The Essay and Speech
contest's theme was "Wetlands Are
Wonderful." There was a separate
contest for each grade level
Each participating school chose a
first, second and third place poster/
essay/speech winner. All participating
schools first place winners were
submitted to the Robeson SWCD's
competition Each school lirsl place
winner received a ribbon, certificate
and $5 cash pri/c. second and third
reecNcd a ribbon and certificate
Poster Contest School Winners
The third grade school winners
were: Long Branch School firsl-Arian
Genov a. second-Sarah Graham, thirdCinily
Smith Magnolia School firstCrvsial
Freeman. sccond-TJ Dudley.
ihird-C'ollin Monies Sonlhcastcrn
Academy first-Ashley Jacobs. secondJordan
Williamson, thrrd Lauren
Foglcman,
The fourth grade school winners
were Long Brunch School first-Justin
Cauldcr. second-Erica Brill, thirdConcclta
Low cry Tanglcw ood School
firsl-Jcssica Gaskins. second-Mary
Boughion. third-Sarah W ard Southeastern
Academy first-Paulo Marline/
sccond-l .aura Marion
The fifth grade school w inncrs w ere
Magnolia School first-Ash lc>
Hammonds. sccond-Sasha Rose.
third-Michael Ellis Southeastern
A cade im first-Mars Eli/abeth
McMillan. second-Amanda Speights.
third-Whitney MeFarland.
Essay Contest
The school winners were Southeastern
Academy first-Zack Ward
second-Eric Lowncs. third-Eli/abcth
Taylor Red Springs first-Charity
Bra/. second-Teresa Brockington.
third-Tonya Wood
Speech Contest
The school winners for 7th grade
were. Pembroke Middle School firstRichard
Wayne Cole. second-Phillip
Oxendine. third-Faith Rencc Brooks
Southeastern Academy first-Katie
Bullock. Second-Laura Neal. thirdDavis
Bowen Fairgrote School firstJustin
Baker second-Veronica Williams.
St Pauls Middle Schools firstBriami
Rut ledge. second-Megan Jolly.
third-Luke Hickman
The school winners for Xih grade
Pembroke Middle School first-Jessica
Oxendine Rowland Middle School
first-Antoinette Hampton. secondJohn
Thompson. third-Tierra Leach.
St Pauls Middle first-Nikkc Clement.
second-Shannon Wells Southeastern
Acadcmv first-Dav id Pcrci\al. second
Akhil Hedge. llurd-Jo> Bullard
District Winners
All First place winners we eligible
to compete in the Robeson SWCD
District level competition All District
w inners received certificates. Tbe
third place winners received $10. second
$15 and first place winners received
$2tt and a tropin
The Robeson SWCD's poster vv inners
were Third Grade first place
Arian Genova. second Ashlcv Jacobs
and third Crvslal Freeman Fourth
Grade first place Jessica Gaskins. second
P;uiloM;ininc/;ind Justin Canlder
received tin Honorable Mention for
his poster Fifth Grade first place
Ashlcv Hammonds. sccond-Marv
Fh/abclh McMillan Essav winners
were Hrst placc-Znck Ward and second
piiicc-Clinrity Bra/
The Robesoii SWCD Speech winners
7th grade were first place Katie
Bullock, second Briana Rullcdgc. third
Richard Wax tie Cole and Justin Bakci
received Honorable Mention Xlh
grade winners were first Jessica 0\ciidinc.
second David Pcreiva! tind
third Nikki Clement
All first place District w inners w ill
compete in the Arctt VII Competition
All programs and serv ices provided
bv the RSWCD arc available
without regard to race, color. sev
religion, marital status handicap or
national origin
Teachers Organization
Endorses Sutton
Pembroke - The Norih Carolina
AssocialionorEducalors.lne.(NCAE)
headquartered in Raleigh has official!}
endorsed the candidacs orRep
Ron Snllon. Democrat. of Pembroke
for re-election to (he North Carolina
House of Reprcscntaliscs
NCAE President. Josce H. Elliot
stated in her endorsement letter to
Rep Sutton "\ottf support of public
education itt our state is greatlv appreciated
by out 70.000 members"
Rep Sutton emphasizes that he is
a strong supporter of publ ic education
in N C. and has the students, educators
and parents in ntind as he approaches
all educational issues
Part of the endorsement process
includes a mailing to each NCAE
member in the 85th House District
informing them of Rep Sutton's commitment
to NCAE's legislative pro
grain
Rep ; Sutton said "t believe in public
education. I know our public school
svstc.iu. is iniprov ing locallv as well as
sialewIde and I will do all I can to
further lite growth and development
of all our students and teachers " One
of (he most important issues facing
the General Asseniblv in the next four
v cars is funding for education, including
buildings, supplies and teachers
salaries
Rep Siiltoii stresses that heiscoinniilled
to supporting Governor Jim
Hunt's agenda to ensure that N C
teachers are funded at the national
average bv the year 2oo That will
mean funding substantial pav raises
each year until then "We can and
must find the nionev 10 help keep our
brightest and most talented teachers
in the classrooms " Sutton said
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rtep. owrr on Support
Health Care for Children
Kcp. Ron Sutton of Pembroke is
going to Raleigh next week ready to
support a proposal that would provide
health care for thousands of children
in working-class families
Gov. Jim Hunt called a special
session of the General Assembly to
consider a plan that would cover children
in families that make too much to
qualify for Medicaid, but not enough
to easily afford private health insurance.
The session begins March 24
"This special session w ill give us a
chance to do something good." said
Rep. Sutton. "We can help hard-working
people get something back for
their tax dollars that go to Washington
and Raleigh."
The federal gov ernment would pick
up most of the tab for the health care.
Under a bipartisan bill that Congress
passed last year. North Carolina will
receive $79.9 million for the first year
of the program. Lawmakers must ap
proprialc $27.7 million in state dollars.
"This is loo good of a deal to pass
up." Rep. Sutton said.
The plan would cover children in
families making up to twice the federal
poverty lc\cl. That is $32,100 a
year for a family of four
Sonic states arc expanding Medicaid
to provide the health care. But Dr
David Bruton. the state secretary of
health and human services, developed
a non-entitlement program. That
way. North Carolina can control the
cost
The plan has widespread support,
but some lawmakers want to charge
premiums.
Rep. Sutton docs not like that idea
"The premiums have already been
paid, with taxpayers' dollars. "Rep
Sutton said. "Working people should
not be asked to pay again to receive
health Care for their children."
Scouts Hold Annual Scout Show
L.umocnon. inc. ? Hundreds of
yourtg people across Robeson Counts
have looked forward to a certain Saturday
for months now. They arc our
Cub Scouts. Boy Scouts and Explorers.
and Saturday. March 21.1 998. is
their annual Scout Show at Lumberton
Sr High School.
The Scout Show is an exhibition
day for scoutsand explorerstodisplay
the crafts, projects and activities they
have been working on since the fall
There will be booths, exhibits, and
concessions for the whole family. The
fun begins at 10:00 a m., including
the District Pincwood Derby championship
race, which will take place in
the early afternoon. Les Abbott, cochair
of the event, will officiate the
race and expects a large turnout.
"The show itself is a great learning
experience for all who participate,"
explained Laura Kemp, co-chairperson
of this year's event. "It gives each
scout the chance to see other scouts
from around the county in action, and
develops the leadership, organization
and communication skills of those
who lake the lead in preparing their
display." she continued
The theme for the 1998 event is
"Crime Prevention " McGruff the
Crime Dog and the D A R E Band
will be making special appearances
that day along with exhibits from the
Robeson Connly Shcri (Ts Depa rl mcnl.
the Public Schools of Robeson County
Resource Officers, and the Lumberton
Police Department The public is
invited to come out and join the scouts
and their families for a day of fun
learning, entertainment, and to participate
in the scouting experience
The Scout Show is a program of
our local Cape Fear Council. Boy
Scouts of America, and will showcase
the talents of Cub Scout Packs. Boy
Scout Troops, a nd Explorer Posts from
everv community in Robeson County /
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Jessica Oxemline,
Contest Winner
Metrolina Native
American
Princess Pageant
to be held
The 1998-19999 Ms Mclrolina
Native American Princess Pagcanlss ill
be held Mn> 1. 1998 at 2601 A-East
7thStreet. Charlotte. NCat 7:30p.m.
Come unite in Queen City's Celebration
of Native American Pride
"Keeping Light of our Heritage
while Facing Expectations of the
Twentieth Century" is the theme or
the pageant
For further information, please
contact Patrick or Lisa (7()4) 3314X18
Contestants must be members of a
Native American Tribe with proper
certificates of their membership
Deadline
Registering
The Robeson Counts Board of
Elections (BOE) wishes to remind all
counts residents that the deadline to
register for upcoming Mas primary is
just around the corner All persons
interested in registering to sole must
complete a voter registration application
Applications can be obtained
from the BOE office. The completed
appl icat ion must be turned os cr to the 1
BOE office on or before April It). ."
1998. For more information call 6713080
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Revival Planned
Revival scrs ices tt ill be held at
Ness Bethel Holiness Methodist
Church beginning March 15 and lasting
through March 20. Sunday night
service ssill be south night and ssill
begin at 7 P.jyl Week night services 1
ssill begin at 7:30 P M
The church is located on the lona
Church Road between Rowland and I
Fairmont I
Ev angelists for the res is al ss ill be 1
Curtis O.xcndinc. Tons Hunt. Patrick <
L. Cuminings, and Jerry Scott Spc- <
rial music w illbc pros idedeach night
The public is encouraged to attend *
by the pastor. James H. Woods, and '
thp congregation of Ness Bethel
Transfer Open
House At UN CP
Pembroke ? The University of
North Carolina at Pembroke will hold
a Transfer Open House this Thursday.
March 2d from 8 30 a m until noon
Community college and undcrgraduatcsaitendi
ng other colleges and
universities arc invited to attend
Thursday evening's open house w ill
be held 111 room 21 3 of the University
Center Friday's registration begins at
8:31) a.m. in the lobby of Moore Hall
For more information, call the
Admissions Office at 1-800-049
UNCPor 521-<>262.
|o Ann Lovvery
Distinguished Practitioner Awards
Given By UNCG Counselina Proaram
Grcensboro--Dr Michael Wells of
Dobson and Dr Jo Ann Lowers of
Pembroke base received the 1998
Distinguished Practitioner Awards
presented annually to graduates of the
Department of Counseling and Educational
De\ clopmcnt at The University
ofNorlh Carolina at Greensboro
Dobson and Wells received the
awards at the state meeting ofthe N C
Counseling Association on March 5
in Greensboro The awards were prcscntedat
thcUimcrsilv ofN'orth Carolina
at Greensboro alumni and friends
gathering during the meeting Both
received doctoral degrees in 199.1
Lowers.of85St AnnaRoad.Pembroke.
earned Iter Doctor of Education
degree at UNCG. She isa nationalls
certified counselor, with certification
as a teacher, school counselor
and curriculum specialist Lowers isa
grant coordinator with the Robeson
Counts public schools, where she has
worked for almost lOyearsasa teacher,
counselor, consultant, and supervisor.
She also has taught since 1991 at
Pembroke Stale University as an adjunct
professor in the counselor education
program
She has developed organized and
coordinated numerous programs, including
in-scrsicc programs for all
counselors w itlti.n Robeson Counts
public schoolsand tlie Rcgiona 1 Connsclingand
LcadcrshipConfcrcnccheld
at UNCG Oncofhcr recent proposals
received a $75,000 grant from the
N.C Department of Public Instruction
for improvements to Robeson
Counts high schools Lowers is a
member and volunteer in several organizations.
including the Robeson
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Counts Task Force on Sexual Abuse
the N.C Child Ad\ ocacs Council and
lite Task Force on Alcohol and Drug
Defense in the public: schools of Robeson
Counts She ssas a past president
of the N .C. Association for Counselor
education and Supers isionfroni IW5I
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Wells, of 1221 Rockford Road.
Dobson. earned his Ph D. degree in
counseling and desclopmenl He is
currently progranr director at Foothills
High School and sers cs as chairman
of the board of the Children's
Ccntcrof Surrs. an emergency shelter
for abused, neglected and dependent
children in Surrs Counts Wells has
held numerous positions stithin the
Surrs Counts school ssstcm. ssith
Surrs Community College and as a
prisatc practitioner: He pios ides consultation
loJus cnitc Sers icCs in Surrs
and Stokes Counts . Fekerd ThcrapculicCaniping
Program, and Forsyth
Community Penalties sslto Ssork ssith
young adult firsl-litne offenders He
also tcachcs.il Gamer-Webb Uniscrsils
and consults ssith Surrs Friendsof
Youth
Wcllsbcgan as program director of
Foothills High School in I'>% The
alternative school ssas started as a
separate, diplorna-graiilingschool for
middle and high school students sslto
sserc unable to function in traditional
school programs ssilhin the Surrs
Counts school system In June 1997.
Foothills High School celebrated the
first graduating class of ftsc students
sslto ssould have likely nescr graduated
otherwise. Thcschool anticipates
a graduating class Iss ice as big this
spring
Mclntyre Urges U.S. Tobacco
Companies To Buy U.S. Tobacco
Washington. D.G. - Seventh District
Congressman Mike Mclntyrc.
along with several of his congressional
colleagues, today sent letters to
the chief executive officers of the
nation's five largest tobacco companies
urging them to buy U S grown
tobacco in M/98.
Congressman Mclntyrc state. "In
order for our honest, hard-working
farmers locontiiuie to have thcopportunity
to grow tobacco and provide for
their families, it iscritical that American
tobacco companies purchase
American tobacco. This commitment
is an essential component in our efforts
to preserve the economic stability
of tobacco farmers, their families,
and their communities."
The letter, signed by Congressmen
Bob Ethcridgc. Bill Hefner. David
Price. Sanford Bishop, and Congresswoman
Eva Clayton, stated. "As a
purchaser of tobacco, you have the
ability to alleviate much of the instability
and unrest that currently exists
among growers, their families and
their communities. It is critical for
you to send a strong and unmistakable
message to American tobacco farmers
and their communities that you sup
port them. We implore you to publicly
pledge that you will fully meet your
purchase intentions for the 1998 market
season and purchase enough tobacco
from stabilization to avoid another
quota cut in 1999."
The letter continued. "Inpast years,
this has been an exciting time for
tobacco farmers, their families, and
communities. However, this year the
tobacco community is faced with uncertainty
over the future of tobacco
production in this country as a result
of potential fallout from the proposed
global iobacco settlement. Please help
our farmers and your company by
taking this reasonable action."
The U.S. Department of Agriculture
has previously announced a 17%
quota reduction for flue-cured tobacco.
Tobacco companies arc required to
make public their purchase intentions
and must purchase 90% of those intcntionsor
face a penalty. Tobacco not
purchased goes into Stabilization and
is utilised When companies need more
leaf tobacco.
The letters were sent to Philip
Morris. R.J.R. Nabisco. Brown A
Williamson. United States Tobacco,
and Lorillard Tobacco.
3th Annual NC Native American
Juried Art Exhibition to Open
Greensboro-The Kighth Annual
North Carolina Native American
Juried Art exhibition will open at the
Guilford Native American Art Gallery
on Sunday. March" 22. 1998 A
reception will be held from 2-5 p.m.
The gallcrv is located at the Greensboro
Cultural Center. 200 North Davie
Street. .
This exhibit features both contemporary
and traditional artists from the
.urnbee, llaliwa-Saponi, Coharie,
Vlehemn. Navajo, Tuscarora, eastern
Jherokee, Western Cherokee and
ijibwa tribes
A few of the artists will be demonstrating
their talents during the openng
reception
The exhibit opened during the 25rd
Annual NC Indian Unity Conference
held March 12-14 in Fayetleville. NC.
Awards were given for Best of
Show-Karl Anthony Hunt (Lumbce),
Rest, of Traditional- Senora Lynch
(Haliwa-Saponi). Best of Contemporary
Roger Willie (Navajo), Honorable
Mention- Patricia Richardson '
(Coharic). Kenneth Locklear (Lumbee).
Damien Locklear (Lumbee),
Senora Lynch (Haliwa-Saponi),
Torey Romero (Ojibwa), Shclia
Godwin (Lumbee), Shantonia Chavis
(Lumbee) and Billy Locklear (Lumbee)
The featured artists for the exhibit
is Ms Patricia Brewington Richardson
(Coharic) of Hollrster, NC,
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