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. FQLUA ^ ' i. ? 7(5 THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1998 TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
1967 Class of Magnolia Holds Reunion
The l%7 graduating class of
Magnolia High School held their 30th
year class reunion recently at Magnolia
School. Classmates were greeted
by members of the class reunion committee
upon arriving at the school
The committee consisted of Margaret
Canady. Josephine Low cry. Caroly n
GrifTin. Jennifer Hunt. Brenda Thomas.
Judy Locklcar. Tary Locklcar.
Charles Mavnor. J.D Revels, and
Deena Hunt Revels, class president
Wclcomcand opcningcomnicntswcrc
made by Deena Hunt Revels, invocation
by Rev Jimmy Hammond. Each
class member used sharing time for a
life update. Moments of memory were
obscrvcdas those present remembered
the five deceased classmates by a
moment of silence and the lightning
of five candles Dinner was enjoyed,
class reunion pictures made and
friendships renewed. Special recognitions
went to harry Maynorforlravr
cling the farthest (New Jersey). Carols n
Griffin for job consistency (29ycarsat
the same job). J.D. and Deena Kcvcls
Tor ha\ ing the youngest grandchild (9
days old) Tar\ Locklcar for being the
Roundest, and James McGirt Jr. Being
married the most time. Each person
attending received a class mug.
and a somcnir booklet Manx gifts
were awarded in a name drawing.
Each class reunion member was presented
a flower fordoingan excellent
job. b> class president. Deena Hunt
Revels Each veteran was presented a
token of appreciation from the classmates
in lite form of a Guardian Angel
leaches in attendance were: Mr.
and Mrs Alfred Brxanl Sr. Mr.
Hoover Lloyd. Rc\ and Ms James H
Woods Mr and Mrs Ned Sampson,
and Ms Lolcta Blanks Each of the
teachers commended and extended
congratulations for the mam accomplishments
made b) the class of 1967.
Classmates in attendance. Jennifer
Locklcar Hunt. Lcla Emanuel
Locklcar Brenda Lowcrv Thomas.
Doris McMillan Carter. Calhx
Locklcar Chavis. Margie Jones
Locklcar. Judy Locklcar. Libbic Hunt
Reeves. Margaret Hagins Canady.
Josephine Sampson Lower). Hazel
Oxcndinc McNeill. Sant Oxcndinc.
Jimmy Hammond. Hugh Locklcar.
J D Revels. Vickc) Wilkins. Tary
Locklcar. Neal Jones, teen Oxcndinc.
Eugene Chavis. Lewis Billiard. Harry
May nor. Stanton Locklcar. Lance
Hardin. James McGirt Jr.. Carol Morgan
Hunt. Barbara Locklcar Cox.
Jcanctlc Locklcar. Carolyn Low cry
Griffin. Ruby Bullard Hammond:
Charles Maynor. Mablc Revels. Robert
Locklcar. Kitty Bullard Morris,
and Deena Hunt Revels The class
reunion was a very successful and
happy occasion for those in attendance.
Classmates continued to meet
for the next three days at restaurants,
church, and at the home of Helen
Marie Locklcar. 1%7 classmate unable
to attend the reunion due to illness.
The second part or the class
reunion is scheduled to be a Bahamas
cruise in 1998.
American Indian Scouting
Associaiton to Host Conference
The American Indian Scouting
Association will hold its 41st annual
seminar for youth and adults at
Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma,
July 25-29. The host tribe will
be The Chiricahua Ft. Sill Apache.
Participants will include both Indian
and non-Indian youth (ages 1217)
and adults, who explore strategies
for youth development and improvement
of life in Indian communities,
through Girl and Boy Scouting programs
and services.
Participants will share tribal traditions
through native dress, dancing,
music, sports and a tour of the tribal
facilities. Monday will end with a
traditional meal and cultural night
complete with the Apache Fire Dance.
A highlight of the seminar is the
awarding of the national Joseph T.
Provost Youth Award and the Francis
X. Guardipee Grey Wolf Award,
which recognizes distinguished service
to Indian youth.
Workshops will be available to
assist adults responsible for leadership
and administration of youth programs
by providing training and a
forum for the exchange of ideas.
AISA is a collaboration between
Indian tribal leaders and two of our
nation's leadingyouth agencies?Girls
Scouts of the USA and Boy Scouts of
America.
This national organization was
formed to provide training for adults
and leadership opportunities for
American Indian youth.
The American Indian Scouting
Association seeks to enable American
Indian youth to develop their talents
and capabilities so they will be
able to maintain their cultural identities
while building bridges which will
allow them to be successful and productive
members of both societies.
The fee for the seminar is $ 129 for
adults and youth. After June 25 the
fee will increase by $20. This fee
includes room and board and membership.
Funds are available for Youth
Scholarship Grants, based on financial
need.
For more information and registration
forms contact: Rita Niemeyer,
Advisor, Girls Scouts of the USA,
420 Fifth Ave, 15th Floor, New York,
NY 10018; Conrad L. Fruehan, Boy
Scouts of America, 1325 Walnut Hill
Lane, P.O. Box 152079, Irving TX
75015-2079; or Charlotte Barker,
A1SA Publicity Chairman, 109 TamO-Shanter
drive, Blythewood, SC
29016.
Shield Blue L<s shown above with a nine-pound turnip that was grown on
thefamUyfarm. She Is the daughter of James Blue and Rev. Tessle Blue who
live on old McDonald's farm In McDonald, NC
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Correction
In last week's issue of the Carolina
Indian Voice the picture that ran from
Pumell Swett High School of Austin
Lance Maynor was not really Austin
Lance Maynor. Someone else picture
was inadvertently inserted instead of
Austin. We regret the error and apologize
to Austin and his parents.
We are rerunning the article with
the correct picture this week. Please
accept our apologies/
Austin Lance Maynor, a soplih^
more at Pumell Sivett High was selected
to participate in the Satellite
program at North Carolina State University
in Raleigh. Maynor was one
of 30 sophomores from across North
Carolina who were chosen to attend
this program. He will he involved in
the program the week of May 13- / 7
at North Carolina State University.
Miss Lumbee
Applications Now
Being Accepted
The Lumbcc Regional Development
Association (LRDA)isctirrcntlv
accepting applications for the 1998
Miss Lumbcc Scholarship Pageant,
beginning April I. 1998.
To qualify as a pageant contestant,
the applicant must be an enrolled
Lumbcc female between 17 1/2 and 26
years of age. a high school graduate
and single, never married, or cohabited
and accessible to Pembroke as a
home base.
If you meet the criteria and arc
interested in competing as a contestant.
please contact James Monroe
Chavis at (910) 521-2462 You can
pick up applications at the Lumbcc
Tribal Enrollment Office Located on
Union Chapel Road in Pembroke.
Applications must be completed and
returned by May 15. 1998
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CAPPY contributors Charles Alton (left) and Shelia Maynor give a check
for $2,000 to UNCPSecurity Director David Helton. The Pembroke couple
own Southern Interiors,
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iviaynors uontrmute to
UNCP Youth Outreach
Pembroke - Shclio and Charles
Alton Maynor. owners of Soullicrn
Inlcriors in Pembroke, recently contributed
$2,000 Tor UNCP's youth
outreach program through the UNCP
Foundation. Inc
CAPPY. or Campus Police and
Pembroke Youth, is a program that
prov idcscnrichnicnt activities and role
models for area y oungsters. The next
outing in May is a trip for approximately
20 youngsters to see the Atlanta
Braves, said David Helton.
CAPPY coordinatorandUNCP's public
safely director
Mr Maynor. who with his wife
have operated Southern Interiors for
20 years, said he read and heard many
good things about CAPPY.
"1 had heard about the CAPPY
program, and 1 saw the program was
try ing to change things for youth here
in a positive way ." lie said "I'm very
excited, and I hope to be involved in
the future "
The May nors arc no strangers at
the University. Mr: Maynor is a 1064
graduate with a B S. degree and late?
earned a Master's of Science in Education
degree in 1080 He and his
father were the first fathcr-sonc combination
in the Chancellor's Club, an
el itc group of contributors to the I Iniv
crsily
"We've been in the Chancellor's
Club for some time, and I try to do
something every year for the University."
lie said., "My dad (The Rev
Charles W May nor) is the only surviving
member of the Class of 1940"
Mr Helton thanked the Maynors
for their generosity 011 behalf of the
CAPPY program.
"When you give your time and/or
your resources to a program such as
CAPPY. you become an instant winner
just knowing that y ou have helped
a young person have a bcttcrchancc in
life." he said "1 would sincerely like to j
thank the May nors for their help, and
I invite more people to experience this
feeling " CAPPY has sponsored trips
to the Charlotte Hornets the North
Carolina Zoo. Ripley'sSca Aquarium
NASCAR races in Rockingham and
Darlington and more Often UNCP
students serve as chapcroncs
"These children arc our future, and
we must make a valiant efTort to ensure
that we provide them with every
opportunity to develop and grow."
Helton said "These trips arc just the
beginning. Once we have a community
buiMing where the youth and
adults can interact and learn from
each other on a more consistent basis..
we will see positive changes in our
community "
For more information about
CAPPY. call David Helton at 5216690.
Pembroke Community Crusade
Recently. three churches in the
town of Pembroke hn\c joined together
to engage in a community crusade
First Baptist. Ml OlivC Pentecostal
Holincssand Bcrca Baptist have
been meeting since March to plan the
event. Members ofcachofthe churches
have been holding prayer services
Wednesday night at each or the
churches to pray for the community
and the Crusade. Pastors Bruce Swell
of Bcrca. KcntCha\is of First Baptist
and Hubbard Oris of Ml Olive have
undertaken this task to reach out to
families and youth of the community,
for Christ. The Crusadc is the product
of churches of two different denominations
working together who have
identified a common need in the community:
the need for Christ to be the
focal point in the lives of families and
youth It isthc common goal of these
churches that this Crusade w ill help
the families and youth of the community
rcali/.c they can face their burdens
and hardships with the help of
k Jesus Christ To start off the Crusade,
a Pizza Blast w ill be held at Ml Olive
Pentecostal Holiness. Friday. April
17 beginning at 6:00pm There w ill
alsobcoutsidcactivities, ifthc weather
permits. Saturday. April 18. starting
at 10:00am persons will be out in the
community promoting the Crusade
Members of these chu rehes will be out
witnessing from door to door telling
folks about the Crusade, and spread- |
ing the good news of Jesus Christ. .
On Sunday. April 26.1998. a week
of services will be held at each of the '
churches. Everyone, regardless of
church denomination, is invited to
attend These services arc for those
w ho do not attend church, as well as
those that do Each night there w ill be
a special speaker and special music.
A1 Wood, former UNC basketball
player will be speaking. Mr Wood
also play cd baskclbal 1 for the NBA for
six years He will be speaking on
Wednesday night, which is (he night
set aside toiargct thccommunily youth.
All the youth arc especially invited to
come out and hear his story
The schedule of the week is as
follows: Sunday. April 26. speaker
Rev. Mike Cummings. Ml. Olive.
6:00pm???Monday. April 27.
speaker Rc\ Kent Chavis. Mt. Olive.
7:30pm -Tuesday. April 28.
speaker Rev Mike Cummings. Bcrea.
7:30pm Wednesday. April 29.
speaker A1 Wood. Bcrea. 7:30
Thursday. April30.spcakcrRcv Mike
Cummings. First Baptist. 7:30pm?
??Friday. May I. speaker Rev.
Bruce Swell. First Baptist 7:30pni
Rodgers and Hammerstein's
Carousel to be Presented
Rodgcrsand Hammcrslcin's fable
of love and redemption set to one or
their greatest scores- waltzes into the
Givens Performing Arts Center for
one performance onl\ on Tuesday.
April 28 at X <M> P M
This timeless classic is set in a
small Fishing village on the rocky
New England coast and tells the story
of Billy Bigclow and Julie Jordan
Billy, the handsome, swaggering
barker for Mrs Mullin'scarousel. falls
for Julie, who works at a nearby mill.
Against everyone's advice. Julie marries
Billy, but their brief happiness
turns to despair when Billy loses his
job. In a botched up robbery attempt
Billy takes his ow n life, fearful for not
being able to provide for Julie and
their unbornchildRcfuscdat heaven's
gatcunlil he redeems himsclfon earth.
Billy receives not one. but twochanccs
to make things right. Eventually, lie
docs, as his love for Julie and his
daughter Louise transcends his own i
death.
{'arouse! is based on the play
l.illioiu by Hungarian playwright
Fcrcnc Molnar and features some of
Rodgcrs and Hammcrstcin's most
moving works, such as "If I Love
You." "What's the Use of Wond'rin."
and "You'll Never Walk Along "Carousel
is presented by the Troika Organization.
which produccsmusical theatre
throughout North America. Europe
and Asia.
Tickets arc currently available and
can be purchased at the GPAC bo\
office or by phone at (910) 521 -6361
or I -800-367-0778. Ticket prices arc
$18. $20 and $6 for children and
students. CarouseI is sponsored inparl
by WKML 95.7 FM
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Democrat
Convention April 18
Robeson (onniy DcmocralicChairinan
Mi lion Hum announces that the
..ounty Dcinoeraiie Convention is to
X' held at the Robeson Counts Courilouscat
loooam on Saturdav. April
IX. 1998 All Democrats are urged to
iltcnd
All Day Gospel Sing
Planned April 25th
Cornerstone Free Will Assembly
will present an all-day gospel sing on
April 25. 1998. Many local groups
will be appearing including the Oxendine
Quartet, the Singing Cousins,
the Johnsons along with Crossroads
from Sumter, SC and Michael Bright
from Brooklet, Ga. will begin at 10
a.m. and last until dark. Food will be
on sale through out the dgy- and all
proceeds will go to the church building
fund.
This will be an outdoor singing.
Cornerston is located on 83 South, 3
1/2 miles south of Maxton, off Highway
130. Pastor Carlton Jacobs invites
everyone to come and spend the
day.
Burnt Swamp Baptist
Association to hold
quarterly singing
The Burnt Swamp Baptist Association
Quarterly Singingwill be held
Sunday, April 19th at Mission Baptist
Church, located near Rennert. The
singing begins at 3 p.m. All choirs and
singing groups are encouraged to
come and participate.
"Miss Firecracker
Contest" to be
presented at UNCP
The University of North Carolina
at Pembroke's University Theatre will
present The Miss Firecracker Contest,
a comedy by Beth Henley, April
16-18,20.
The Miss Firecracker Contest is
set in a small Mississippi town a few
days before the Fourth of July.
Carnelle Scott (known locally as "Miss
Hot Tamale") is rehearsing for and
competes in the Miss Firecracker
Contest. She hopes that by winning
she can salvage her reputation and
leave the town in a "blaze of glory."
The director is Marcela Casals of
Fayetteville.
The Miss Firecracker Contest will
be performed at the Givens Performing
arts Center on the UNCP campus
April 16-17 at 8 p.m., April 18 at 2
p.m. and April 20 at 10 a.m. For
lickets or information call Givens at
[910) 521-6361 or 1-800-367-0778.
Spring Clean '98 the
Week of April 20-25
The Keep Robeson County Clean
and Green Committees arc sponsoring
a Robeson County Spring Clean
'98 the week or April 20-25: The
county landfill will accept trash this
week without a tippingfee, Ifyou have
any questions regarding this, call the
Robeson County Landfill at 865-3348
Call Dr. Diane Jones at UNCP 5216226
regarding trash bags. If your
organization hasan adopted rand, this
is a special week to maintain it Organizations
that wish to adopl-a-highway
call DOT at 618-5546.
What else can y oil do to keep Robeson
County .Clean and Green? Don't
litter, keep a litter bag in your car.
businesses, make trash cans available
to the public: plant trees, shrubs, flow crs
and grass: discourage any one from
burning fields and woods: keep weeds
and grass mowed or plowed under;
repair and paint buildings on vour
property: remove obsolete buildings:
rccyclcall possible items: and encourage
everyone to: help make Robeson
county clean and green!
Just think, a clean county will promote
pride, attract tourists, invite industry.
create jobs, and increase income.
Art Exhibit
Night Walker will present the
"Night Walker '98" 3rd Annual National
Juried Art Exhibition/Competition
September 3-Oclobcr 31, 1998
at the Fort Collins Museum. 2(H)
Mattcws Street, Fort Collins, CO. Juror
is Dec Toscano of Denver, CO
The exhibition offers $8,000 in awards
($2,000 Best of Show). All artists
working with 2-D media (except photography
and print) arc eligible. Subject
Mailer the Native American experience
as expressed in landscape,
still life, wildlife, portraiture and history
aswcllas contemporary All works
will be for sale. Entry deadline is July
14. 1998. For prospectus send #10
SASE envelope to Night Walker '98.
144 North College Avenue. Fort
Collins. CO 80524.
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