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_ I*."' I A look at the Henry Berry Lowrie House Editorially Speaking ??irr??? Ifc ? I ??? I ! II? mn mm ?? Before After While we arc excited to see some positive activity at the North Carolina Indian Cultural Center, we are nevertheless concerned with the looks of the Henry Berry Lowric house which is standing on the properly of the Cultural Center We wish to raise two important questions: Is this restoration 01 rcnov a (ion? Is this historically accurate or historical distortion'' We will lcav c y ou to be the judge of that although we would editorially ask the board of directors of the NC Indian Cultural Center to rectify this house Anew color and coat of paint would help At least it would look more like what we envision Hcnr\ Bcrr> Lowric's house looked like the absence or color am how I We would recommend restoration over renovation and wonder publiel> how this house w Inch has been called a "Sw iss Chalet" will look w hen a Smoke House is constructed in thcback >ard We encourage the Cultural Center Board to talk to thccoinnumil). especial!) the NATIVES'! Man) of us arc offended b\ this while albatross!!! It is too while!! Letters to the Editor Restoration of Henry Berry Lowrie House Raises Interesting Questions \ To the Editor: Yesterday, Sunday May 30th, Sixty Minutes had a program about an restoration in Italy. Scents that something like fort} percent of art works in the world arc in Italy (hey that's what sixty minutes said: 1 wouldn't know in> self.) A lot of it is \ cry old. and has tobcrestored Thcllaliansthenargue o\cr whether it was restored right. At the moment there is a big fight o\er whether Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper, painted in 1497. was restored correctly Rcccnth here a work of art. in this case architecture, was restored, that is to say. Allen Lowric's old house w here Henry Bern Low ric was ra iscd The anger here o\cr one particular point (the building whitewash) seems as intense as the continual c|uarreling that apparently goes on in Italy * 1 am not originally from Robeson County and only saw the house when it wasin pretty good shape once That was citherl979orlOXOwhenMr Vcrinon Locklcar look inc to see it People had been living in it until sometime in the 197t)'s Iwaslold We didn't go inside as it was still locked I rcnicnibcr the pleasant weathered gray wood and the surrounding fields, my memory oflhe visit, othcrthan that, isnofxery ejear In the fall of 19X6 oik Peter Sandbcck. a restoration specialist w itli the North Carolina Departmcnt ol Cultural Resources in Raleigh wrote a ty ped report, numbered up to page 12, called "Henry BERRY LOWRY HOUSE, Pembroke, Robeson County / Recommendations for Restoration " Sandbcckand his boss had visited the house in February of 1986 Hav ing no training as an architect. I ant not competent to comment as to the validity of much of this report It speaks of the "traditional hall-andparlor plan, with the larger room or hall heated by a fireplace:" a single i exterior chimney no longer there when Sandbcck saw it. "vertical board and batten siding" (like Clifton Oxcndinc'sold house near Pembroke): "a three-bay -vv idc facade, sheltered by mi original engaged shod porch supported by four square posts with molded caps:" also "finely-crafted octagonal-shaped porch railings with unusual iron pickets, and a stylish front door having lour panels in the shape of elongated octagons." Here I will give only a sampling of Sandbcck'x comments hut the following seemed especially interesting . "Muchoriginal hardware remains including a cast-iron box lock iron hinges and patent window latches The screws uscd'to fasten these hardware items proved to be especially useful in estimating the date of construction of the house Both I he hinges and the window latches are held in place by machine-made screws with painted tips Screws of this type were first available during the laic IX4<i's in this country. thus indicating that the house could not have been built before this time." I have two things to say about that First, many people here will remember Bob Hcrsch, director ofthc library at \\ iiat was then know n as Pembroke State University: he was director for si.v years until meeting an unlookedfor and untimely death in a car accident in 19X0 Well, lie knew a lot about old houses, both log and frame and he told me that that ty pe of machine-made screws was not available in this country "most places", he said Until the late lH4()'s. In other words. I be bouse could conceivably be older than that Secondly, this shows that Henry Berry Low rie was raised in the house The 1X50 census shows his father. Allen Low rie. age given as 55. as bead of the household Living in the house also at that time were his second w ifc. maiden name Polly ('umbo age given as.40 Now (and i mention this because of ihc'iiiisrcprcsentnUon in the late movie). Allen Low rie was the father of fourteen He and his first w ifc. Calhrcaii.Locklear. had had just one child LI i/abclh: born about 1X20. who married William Goins But he and his second wife. Mar\ or Polly had nine boy s and four giris between the lX20'snnd 1X4X 1 name them in npprovininlcordcr Peter Patrick Lowrie. Purdic Lowric. William Low rie. Siiiclairc Lowric. Mary Ann Lowric. Orra Lowric. James .Lowric. Clavin Laurie. T oin Lowric, Stephen (Stcvic) Lowric (four years old in the 1850 census); Purlinc or Caroline Lowric, and Sally Jane ("Pert") Lowric. Well, in 1850 w hen the census-taker came to see. the eight youngest of these children were still at home, from Orra on dow n to Perl There was also a four-year old living in the house called Benjamin Low ric; 1 don'lknow who that was. perhaps a grandchild Some of the recommendations of the Sandbcck report seem to have been carried out to the letter; that is. the board-and-battcn siding and the wood shingle roof, which really docs look pretty good. Other recommendations (as to thd chimney and the foundations) were not carried out at all Something needs to be done about this Now we gel back to the paint! Ol'Sandbcck says. "Our examination of the exterior rex caled that the house had been painted originally or at an early date It is entirely logical that a house having a number of unusual and stylish details should have been completed Our office can provide paint rcsgarch services to determine the original exterior paint colors." My question Was this ever done? And if it was done, should the house really be painted a blinding white? It looks too different that way from its appearance within living memory Yours 1 ruly. H 'es Tuuk eh iray Maxlon, iVC Congratulations to Rev. Mike Cummings This in reference to the recent election of Rc\ Mike Cummings to the position of President of the Nortli Carolina Baptist State Convention. Thisclcx ationof Rev. Cummings into this position was a testament to the many ytars of dedication and prayerful minisfry Rex . Cummings has performed in ihe many years that 1 have been acquainted with him. His years of hard work and gifted ministry has touched the lives of many people While scrying as the Director of Missions for the Burnt Swamp Baptist Association Rex. Cummings has exemplified concern, commitment, and compassion for those less fortunate Haxing xxorked closely xxith him in my position as a Social Worker xxith Tom Counlx Community Services. Inc.! I am familiar with his method of going the extra mile to meet the needs of people in the community His philosophy is "Ministering to the Whole Man "Rex Cummings understands that it is a waste of lime and effort to talk to a person about his eternal destination w hen he is hungry and has no place to live He therefore teaches the loxe of Jesus through his actions and is a true xxitness for our Sax ior While he isknoxx 11 far and w ide for his inspiration and anointed preaching, lie is also known by many of us. myself and mx co-workers Rcna Hunt and Debbie Lou Oxendme especially as a man x\ho knows lioxx to get things done We liaxc assisted him and he has assisted us in reaching the imnic diatc physical needs of the less fortunate in our communis He has served as an ambassador between the Burnt Swamp Association and the other agencies in this counts and is know n for his dedication to meeting the needs of those who cross itis pain in need Rev. Cumniings has the unique ability to reach out and help others as well as inspire and encourage them spiritually. When I heard that he had been elected to the Presidents of the State Convention, my first thought wasthat he would do a marvelous job He is capable and competent as an administrator and is an eloquent and inspirational speaker Ms next thought, of course, was who would take oscr the community ministry .that he and his wife. Quae Cumniings. have performed so lovingly Then 1 learned that lie ssould coniinuc in a dual capacity as director or missions and president of the convention 1 was elated to hear that and am sure that he w ill adequately perform his responsibilities with integrity. honesty and compassion. I publicly commend Res Cumniings for his advancement and ssill continue to pray for him as he accepts his new responsibilities as President of the North Carolina Baptist State Convent ion We arc proud of sou. Res Cumniings Sincerely sours. Mudie Rue i.uckleur > Renu Hunt Dehhie l.ou Oxendine ...From the Desk of the Superintendent by Dr. Barry Harding I probably shouid'\c discussed the outstanding results \vc attained in End of the Grade Writing Tests for fourth and sc\cnlh gr ide students in last week's coin 11111 The reason I didn't certainly didn't rellecl on the importance of those results It instead, had to do with the fact that we had over a thousand students scheduled to complete their public school education w ith ceremonies on Friday and I felt that that was a once in a lifetime happening that 1 wanted to acknowledge Having done that. 1 can now take the opportunity to properly salute the over thirty five hundred clemciltarv school students who came through with flying colors on the aforc-mcntioncd tests The increase in w ruing scores foi fourth graders not only improved by 14.1 % over last year's scores, the scorcswcre alsohighcr than the scores in the IW(>-U7 school year which were actually higher than last year's scores Among seventh graders; this year's scores indicated a continuing improvement ov et the past couple of years with this year's improvement being substantially higher than last year's I Ins year's scores were up by 14 4%ovcr last year. 1 ast year's scores were only up 4 X% over the ll4V(>-V7 school year l.speciallv noteworthy was the fact that we not only showed improvement over rtnt scores of last year wc also closed the gap that exists between oin scores and the region and state Fourth grade scores fore-sample, moved ftombcing 14.8% behind tltc rest of the region to only 4 4% behind and 15 behind the state only 5.0% Seventh grade scores.likewise showed significant improvement over last year While seventh graders trailed tlic region last year by 8.8% and the state by 12.2%. this year's scores showed them to be only 4 5%bchind lhcrcgionand6.7% behind the stale The scare improvements that we're extremely proud of as I'm certain everyone in the county is It's important ioundcrstand that these improvements did not conic about without a great deal of concerted effort. Teachers in those grades became more fa r**** wwwwwrwww*"*'*'*"** miliar through stall development, about tbe writing process and how new ways to leach their students could be instituted to obtain greater sucr cess Those new ways*Varied from school to school as principals and teachers had the opportunity to select methods which they felt would work best for their students. One constant which contributed greatly to their success, though, w as the use of practice prompts every nine weeks By giving students a topic on which to write and then going over the results with them, students were able to gel a better understanding of what was expected of thent on the lest This proved to be very effective We have come a long way from just a few short years ago when our scores were a matter of great concern Thanks, though, to the effort of dedicated teachers and principals. Central Office personnel and supportive parents, and. of course, students w illing to learn. I feel that we've turned thecornerand. although wcstill have much work to do. we arc now on the road to becoming the kind of school system we know we can be and that evcrvonc can be proud of Garth Locklear, Chairman of the Indian Honor Association will he paying tribute to the Indian Elders In the July I, 1999 edition of the Carolina Indian Voice. The Indian Honor Association honors those Indian elders who have voted in the general election and have worked to ensure that all family members have voted. Expecting A Delium/? Pembroke Family Practice Center ^Carolina OB/Gyn Now Providing Obstetrical & Gynecological Services Every Thursday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p?m. ? Beginning June 10 For appointments call 910-521-4462 "3; Debra Woods Certified Nurse Midwife 8c Nurse Practitioner Pembroke Family Practice CeSPP^ 208 Ruth Dial St. Pembroke, NC anaffiHa,eoirCSOarLAND ^^Jheai.th care system &
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