lebrating Our 25th Year of Publication 1998
Tin CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE
i dished each Thursday by First American Publications, Pembroke, NC
VOL LME x - THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 199H TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
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Bur iA/amp Baptist
Association Union Endorses
Sheriff Glenn Maynor
The Union of the Burnt Swamp
Baptist Association recently passed a
Resolution of Support and Endorsement
of Glenn Maynor, Sheriff of
Robeson County. The Association is
comprised of more than 60 Baptist
Churches and the Union meets quarter!;.
at one of the churches. Dr. Dalton
Peter Brooks is Moderator of the
Union. He also serves as Pastor Of
Dundarrach Baptist Church in nearby
Hoke County. The Resolution was
introduced by Rev. Jimmy Hunt, Pastor
of Pee Dee Baptist Church. Rev.
Hunt is also the representative named
by Congressman Mike Mclntyre to
serve on the National Committee on
Youth and Family.
SherifTGIenn Maynor'scandidacy
for Sheriff in 1994 was the first time
the Southern Baptist affiliated Association
has endorsed a political candidate.
Also at the Union was the recognition
and honoring of the older pastors
in the association. Presented plaques
of appreciation for their many years
of service to the Burnt Swamp Association
where Rev. Sanford Locklear,
Rev. Welton l.owry. Rev. P R. Swett.
Rev. C.W. Maynor and Rev. Isaiah
Locklear who brought the message.
NBA Basketball Star Al Wood to
be featured speaker April 29 at
Pembroke Community Crusade
Former NCAA and NBA Basketball
Star Al Wood will be the featured
speaker on Wednesday. April29.1998
at 7:30 pm He will be speaking at
Bcrca Baptist Churcli during the Pembroke
fc"omniunily Crusade that will
begin Sunday. April 20. 6:00 pm at
Ml OJivc Pentecostal Holiness
Church:
Al Wood began his illustrious basketball
career in Gray. Georgia, where
he earned the coveted Georgia State
I tigh School Player of the Year honor
He went on to an accomplished career
at the Cniv crsity ofNorth Carolina at
Chapel Hill, becoming a three-time
All ACC player in 1979. 80. and 81
and two-time All American selection
He set and still holds the NCAA Final
Four All Time High Scoring Record
of 39 points' He represented the
United Slate's Men's basketball team
* as a member oflhc 1980 US Olympic
? Team He was drafted in the First
round of the 1981 NBA Draft as the
number femr pick in the nation by the
I Atlanta Hawks He went on the play
for the I A Clippers. Seattle Superson
ies. and Dallas Mavericks in the
NBA He also graced international
basketball arenas as a pro baskctbalI
player in South America. Italy, and
France. Al Wood aborn again Christian,
cut tenth travels around thccountry
speaking to a wide array of audi
cnccs. sharing his' uplifting and incredible
testimony of a young boy's
journey from a small Georgia town to
the heights of fame and fortune in
professional sports, through lifcsty les
and habits that nearly destroyed him.
to being delivered and set free by the
power of tile Holy Ghost
His story has had positive impact
on the lives of many people w ho hav e
heard him speak, and giv en their lives
to Christ Mi Wood's spiritual gift
hasenabled liiin to reach all age groups
-youth, teens, young adults and seniors
Hchas received national and
stalevv idc merit for the leadership role
lie has exhibited in waging a powerful
w ar against the povv ersofdark ncss M r
Wood cherishescommunity involvement
and takes ev ery chance lie gets to
encourage broke and hurting people
from all walksoflifc I le ministers to
the "down and out " He regularly
ministers to the prison bound nnlionvvide
traveling with Bill Glass ministries
as well as in his local area in the
jails through Covenant Prison Ministry.
Drug pievcntion and education is
another main area of interest to him
He speaks to many youth on a regulai
basis about the real dangers and effects
of drug abuse nj elementary,
middle, and high schools, youth crusadesand
ictrcalsaroiiiid the country
He frcqncnllv takes >oung male
teensunder his wing, giving them
"handson" guidance, spending qualitv
time w ith litem, and sharing God's
life changing truth with them.
He also occasional)) ministers a
noon dav Bible stud) for the "down
and out" new converts who are battling
drugabuse homclcssncss. criminal
cases. etc under the umbrella of
Operation Reach Out. a local mihisirv
in lvis area
I le works in conjunction with Virtues
Ministry to provide rental proper!)
for transitional housing for male
Christians trying to gel on their feet
again This effort is also part of the
outreach ministry of his local church,
w here Al founded a Hot Breakfast for
the Homeless everv Sunday morning
and now ministers the word of God
before the breakfast to those who have
lost hope and arc looking for direction
He also serves God by teaching
Sunday School at his church, coaching
youth basketball, coordinating a
regional men's ministry, and serving
011 the trustee board of his church
Mr Wood and his wife Robin,
reside in Monroe. NC with their four
children
Bvcrvone is invited and encouraged
to conic out and hear his amazing
story
Berea Baptist to host couples retreat
Bcrca Baptist Church x\ ill host "In
Pax or of (lie Family." a marriage and
Ininilx enrichment opnoriunilx designed
lo proxidc couples xxiili Biblical
insight and cnconragcincifl thai
\x ill facilitate strong groxx ing homes.
Max 10-12. IW8, The ex cut is cosponsored
b\ the Burnt Swamp Baptist
Association and Bcrca Baptist
Church Theexent will be facilitated
b\ T-kaxc Family Ministries, a family
rcyixal ministry dedicated to the
strengthening of Christian families
For the past fifteen years Terry and
Kaxe J;ickson 1 >;i\ c I ra\ eled the south-,
crn V'S teaching and sharing biblical
principles thai equip singles engaged
couples, and married couples xxilhllic
truths ncccssarxloinsurcslrongfanulies
and marriages
The schedule foi I he event is as
follows Friday exciting. 7:00-0. >n.
Saturdax evening5:00-7:00. xxilli sessions
focusing on married couples, as
xxcll as those couples engaged to be
married
I leax x hors d'ocux res xx 111 be scrx ed
following the Salurdax exening ses
sum along Willi a concert from 7:000
oo: Siinda.\ Moi'iiiuuStinda> School
Session 0 id- |oto with emphasis on
ill, entile Tamil)
Berea Baptist along will) the Burnt
Swamp Baptist Association imilcs
ever\onc with a special imitation
extended lo lire member churches of
llie' Associaiion. t<> lake pari in what
promises lo be a rewarding experience
F oi more iurormalion conlael
1 lie Burnt Swamp Baptist Association
( } 10)52 I-VX50 oi Bcrea Baptist
(lunch '(Vlo^?l'-?rf.J
UNC-Greensboro to Host 4th Annual
Native American Cultural Festival
Greensboro-The University of
North Carolina at Greensboro will
host the 4th Annual Native American
Cultural Festival. The festival will be
held on Saturday. April 25 from 12
Noon to 6 p.m. outdoors on College
Avenue of the UNC-G campus.
This is the first year in the history
of the festival that it will beheld outdoors.
The festival has traditionally
been held in Cone Ballroom on the
UNC'G campus. However, the
festival's growing popularity as a
culturally rich educational experience,
has forced sponsors to move the event
to a larger location. However, there
will still be no charge for admission
and the public is warmly welcomed as
before.
This year's festival will showcase
Native American performing and visual
artists from throughout North
Carolina. Artists scheduled to perform
during this one day event include
Native American traditional
flutist, Tony Linleturtle; former world
champion Cherokee hoop dancer.
Jonathan Dane Feather: and host drum,
the Long Hair Singers. Serving as our
Master of Ceremonies for the festival
will be Ray Littleturtle. a member of
the I .umbee T ribe of Robeson County.
NC.
The 4th Annual Native American
Cultural Festival will feature the
Ximalli Aztec Dance Troupe from
Mexico City. John Salinas and his
family are internationally known for
their commitment to preserving the
traditions ofthe Aztec people through
their beautiful dances.
Artisans and traders will be on
hand demonstrating and selling both
traditional and contemporary Native
American arts and crafts. Traditional
Indian foods will also be available for
purchase. Additional activities will
include a hands-on traditional craft
workshop as well as traditional
storytelling by Kat Littleturtle.
Pleased make plans to bring the
entire family to the festival for an
educational and fun filled Saturday.
Admission is free and children twelve
and under must be accompanied by
an adult. Bring your favorite blanket
or lawn chair to better enjoy dancing,
music and one-of-a-kind arts and
crafts.
The festival is sponsored by the
UNC-G AnthropologyCluband funding
was made possible by the UNC-G
Multicultural Event fund, the UNCG
Minority AfTairs Office, the UNCG
Student Government and the UNCG
Anthropology Department.
Registration for Prospect ,
Prospect School Kindergarten registration
will be held on April 28. The
hours will be front 8:30 A M to 12:30
P.M. in the Media Center. Parents
need to bring a certified birth certificate.
original shot records and Social
Security number to the school. Antcri
Kindergarten to be Held
can Indian Students should also have
their Tribal registration information.
Your child should be 5 years old by
October 16.
Applications will also be available
for Prc-K registration. Parcntsarc not
required to bring their children.
Niglu Walker will present the
"Night Walker 'W 3rd Annual National
Juried Art Exhibition/ Competition
September 3-OclOber 31. 1098
at the Fort Collins Museum. 200
Mattews Street. Fort Collins. CO. Juror
is Dec Toscano of Denver. CO.
The exhibition ofTcrs $8,000 in awards
($2,000 Best of Show). All artists
working with 2-D media (except pho
(ographv and print) arc eligible Subject
Mailer the Nali\e Aincriciiuexperience
as expressed in landscape,
still life, wildlife, portraiture and history
as well as contctupornr> . All works
w ill be for sale Entry deadline is July
14. I'WX For prospectus send #10
SASE ens elope to Night Walker 'OX.
144 North College A\cnuc. Fort
Collins. CO 80524
Moon Dash Warrior
A New Book By A Local Author
Rare?one like il has never before
been told?Delano Cununihgs' \looa
l)asll II amor is I Ire story of a Native
American who served almost three
vears' as a warrior in the ranks of a
Marine rifle squad in Vietnam. This
ciigrossingbbok is Delano Cununmgs'
personal Vietnam War siorv. the storv
of a voting Lumbcc Indian.whohoncd
his instincts for survival along the
banks of the Lumber River and in the
woods a nd swamps ofRobcson County.
North Carolina
Cunimings reveals in Moon Dash
II amor how important these lessons
and instincts and tiicadv ice of elders
from the l.unibce Tribe were and how
well lltcv served hint in the rice paddies
and jungles of South Vietnam
where he served three lours with the
Marine Corps?one in the infanlrv as
a rifleman and two with an elite rccon
unit
Delano Cuinnungs was born- in
Robeson County in 1045 and graduated
from Magnolia High School in
190 5 Two years later. he joined the
Marine Corps in order to scr\c and
fight , for his country Moon hash
Warrior, the story of his service, is
told simply and straightforwardly. and
is at tig: same time exciting and informative
Moon Dash ll'arrinr is published
by SignalTrecPublications. POD551,
l.ivcrmorc. Maine. 04255 and is now
a\ ailablc insclcctcd bookslorcsal $22.
or direct front the publisher for $22
plus $5 for Shipping a ltd handling. To
arrange an intcr\ icw with the author
or for additional information please
write or call DaVid Novak at (207)
897-0184
Pembroke VFW to Sponsor
Loyalty Day Ceremony
The first of May is Loyalty Day
and as such it is a day filled with
activities designed to involve the community
in an overt display of loyalty
to flag and country. Therefore, every
loyal citizen should eagerly participate
in the festivities in an effort to
make this Loyalty Day the best observance
every held.
Loyalty Day has become a tradition
with the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. With the passage of Public Law
85-529 on July 18. 1958. the VFW
wen a long, hard battle to have Loyalty
Day approved by Congress. However,
this day does not belong to the
VFW alone, it belongs to all Americans.
Most Americans have heard the
quote "Ask not what your country can
do for you-ask what you can do for
your country." This is a sound principle
to live by in a country such as
ours, where the government is elected
by the people and where the public is
expected to participate in the governing
process.
In these times of global political
turbulence. Americans should pause
and ask themselves, "What have we
done and what are we doing now to
demonstrate to the world just how we
feel about our country?" After all.
ours is a country that has held high the
beacon of liberty and asked nothing
of other nat ions except that they send
to her, in the words of Emma Lazarus
emblazoned on the Statue of Liberty
"Their huddled masses yearning to
breathe free." Ours is a country that
has taken the abstract ideal of "Freedom
and Justice for AH" and made it
into a way of life.
We must pledge ourselves to maintain
a free society in which loyalty is
alwaysencouragedandrespected. For
without loyalty, the United States, the
world's best hope for a future blest
with freedom, cannot long survive.
And, if we fail, the flame of freedom
will diminish and fade forever. So,
join in and become a part of the Loyalty
Day Celebrations: Let the world
know that Americans are behind their
country and that America, because of
this, is still a strong, vibrant nation.
VFW Post #2843 ofPembroke will
be sponsoring the following activities:
a flag raising ceremony at VFW
Post Home Union Chapel Road at 7
a.m. on May I st. The public is invited
to attend.
Submitted by Erwin Jacobs
Miss Lumbee
Applications Now
Being Accepted
The I,unibcc Regional Development
Association (LRDA) iscurrcntl)
accepting applications for the 1998
Miss Lutnbcc Scholarship Pageant
beginning April I. 1998
Toqtialify as a pageant contestant,
the applicant must be an enrolled
I .limbec female between 17 1/2 and 26
years of age. a high school graduate
and single, never ni;)iricd. 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 |99X
Rodgers & Hammerstein's
Carousel To.Be Presented
Tuesday, April 28
The national lour of I lie Rodgers
and Hammerstein's classic ('arouseI
will be presented on Tucsdav. April
2X at X:()0 P M at the Givens Performing
Arts Center on the campus of
the Univ'crsil) of North Carolina at
Pembroke Tickets arc SIX $20 and
$6 for Children and students Por
reservations or information call the
GPAC box office at (910) 521 -f>V> I or
I-X00-367-077X
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Education Loans
Available For
Summer School
Education loans from College
Foundation Inc (CFI) arc available
for summer school attendance as well
as for the academic vcar These loans
are funded b> the North Carolina Stale
Education Assistance Aulhorilv.
North Carolina banks, cicdii unions,
and other investors
CFI's loans arc for North Carolina
residents attending colleges universities,
technical and vocational schools
in or out of slate and for nonresidents
attending post-secondary institutions
in North Carolina The loans arc foi
both undergraduate and graduate students
Parents of dependent undergraduate
students may qualify for one
of the education loans
For more information write College
Foundation Inc.. PO !5o\ 12100.
Raleigh NC 27005-2100 or call toll
free at XX8-CFI-6400 (8XX-2 >4 -64.01 >)
orchcck the Web site at htip.//wvvw cfine
org
Ivey Selected to
be a Chamcellor's
Scholar at UNCP
Jessy ca Karol Ivcv has been selected
as a Chancellor's Scliolarat the
University of North Carolina at Pehibrokc(UNC-P).
Miss h ey isllicdaughtcr
of Connie Revels Austin and the
step-daughter of Alan Austin and the
daughter of Larry Junior Ivey She is
a 1998 graduate or St Pauls High
School
The Chancel lor'sScholars program
is designed to rccogni/c outstanding
students for their academic achievement
and leadership potential and to
pio\ ide litem special educational opportunities
This program provides
financial support forlhc four full years
of college at UNCP
Fayetteville March
for Jesus to be
held in May
The time for Faycttcvilie's fifth
March For Jesus is right around the
corner Last year's march was a huge
success because of the support of the
local area churches and businesses It
was the best march so far as the participants
proclaimed their faith sang
songs of praise and prayed for their
city and county
The theme for this year's march, to
be held May .130th: is "Demonstrate
the Passion." Only by coming together
can change be effected in the community
Asbclicv crs gather from all ov cr
the city, it will be a powerful demonstration
that people can walk in unity
as they worship Jesus togelhci
The gathering will begin on Hay
Street and march up to Rowan Street
' Park There the participants will sing
songs of praise and proclamation as
they parade and gather at the Park for
a pray er assembly to bless I he community
The organizers of the match arc '
accepting financial donations to help
cover the expenses related" to the
march. The sponsors arc the Gospel
Team Outreach, a non-profit organization
which can give a receipt lor tax
purposes Contribution should be sent
to Gospel Team Outreach Ministries.
P.O Box 25355. Favctlcvillc NC
28314
Sandy Plains
UMC sponsors
plate sale Friday
Sandy Plains United Methodist
Church located on the Union Chapel
Road in Pembroke will sponsor a
chicken and barbecue plate sale on
Friday. April 24 from 11 a.m. until 7
p.m. Plates will be sold for $5.00 and
sandwiches will be $2.00.
The public is cordially invited to.
Telephone orders can be given by
calling 521-8600.
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