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UNCP " ' I V
.tie. Carolina Indian Voice
Published each Thursday by First American Publications, Pembroke, NC
VOLUME 26 NUMBER 24 THURSDA Y, JUNE 17,1999 ~ TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
Nation's Largest Native American Corporation
has agreement of acquiisition of ChemCentral
Dennis Lowcry. Foundcraud Chief
Executive OfTiccr of the Continental
Chemicals Group has finali/cd an
agreement of acquisition with
ChcmCcntral Corporation, effective
June 10.1999
ChcmCcntral Corporation is the
world's largest independent Chemicals
Distributor with 1* plants serving
customers throughout the United
States. Mexico. South America. Central
America. Canada and Dominican
Republic. ChcinCcnlral's CLO.
David W Courtney. stated that
ChcmCcntral sales in 1998 were approximately
$890 million, prior to
the acquisition of Continental Industrial
Chemicals. Iqp This acquisition
will provide CHcmCcnlral an extremely
strong position in the Southcast.
merging their product lincswith
the strong organic and inorganic speciality
commodity lines of Continental
Industrial Chemicals, and continue
to recognize customer's high
qualii> standards and needs in (he
areas of technical service and formulations
The vast library of product
data, technical support and high standards
of ser\ ices ? ill keep their customers
in the forefront ofthcir induslr>
The acquisition of Continental
Industrial Chemicals. Inc. with facilities
in Charlotte and Burlington
North Carolina and Greenville. South
Carolina, will give CHcmCcntral
approximate!) $44 million in annual
sales, representing the Southeast areas
of the United Stales
Continental Industrial Chemicals.
Inc . was founded in 1975 bv Dennis
Lowcrv and his partner. Bob Elliott
and w as later an Affilialcof w hat w as
known as The Continental Group
which was considered the nation's
largest Native-American privately
ow ncd corporation, w ith accumulated
annual sales of approximately $100
million.
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Dennis Lower) released his ownership
in Kclniar Industries in 1997.
followed b> the sale to ChcmCcnlral
of Continental Industrial Chemicals.
I lie on June 10.1999
Dennis Lowen. former CEO and
Chairman of the Board of Continental
Industrial Chemicals. Inc. and the
.Continental Group, a Nnli\c-Amcrican.
has now formed Continental
Chemicals. l.LC. which will operate
nalionall) and international!) as a
broker-distributor of chemicals, with
concentration on. marketing areas
throughout the United States. Mexico.
South America. Central America and
Canada
Dennis Lower). Formerl) ofPembroke.
North Carolina, is the son of
Zeb and Fannie Lower), married to
Judv Locklcar Lower), daughter of
Barnic and Stella Locklcar of Union
Chapel area . Dennis and iud> have
three children - Shcllc). Dana and
Brandon - and reside in Charlotte
North Carolina
Dennis Lowery
Glen Brooks degree in Political Science from UNC at Chapel Hill.
Graduates: Diane Brooks Social Worker/ certification from UNCPembroke.
Mother & Son Graduates
Diane Brooks never thought she would be graduating along with her son
Glenn. She even took classes in the summer in order to graduate with her son.
Finally the big day did come Diane received her degree in Social Work /
certification in school from UNCP May 15.1999. Her son Glen received his
degree in Political Science from UNCat Chapel Hill. May 16,1999.
Diane is married to Vcirl Brooks and she would like to say Thanks for
believing in her
hirst Annual Pembroke Summer
Safety Fun Festival held
Robeson Health Care Corporation
(RHCC) will be sponsoring the 1st
Annual Pembroke Summer Safely
Festival on Saturday, June 26, 1999
from 11.00 ant until 4 .00 pnv at the
Pembroke Town Park. The Festival
will feature safety information for the
whole family. The Pembroke Police
Fire Department will be doping free
Kid Id's for the children, and have
information on how to burglar proof
your home. The NC Highway Patrol
will have information on vehicle/car
seal safely, and safe vacation tips
The Robeson County Sheriffs
Dcpartnicnt'sMcGru (Twill bcon hand
to talk w ith the kids. Scouts from the
Mt.,Ain Church Troop will have a
real campsite set up demonstrate safe
camping and give hiking tips. The
Pembroke Fire Department will hav e
the new Fire Truck out for a hands on
look, The Pembroke Rescue Unit w ill
be out and rescue workers will talk
about safety .
Make sure to bring all the kids out
so they can learn first hand about fire
safely by going through the Robeson
County SmokcHousc This is a realistic
house that fills w ith smoke and the
children are taught the proper way to
exit a burning home.
RHCC' will provide Tree health
screens to include Cholesterol/Diabetes
Screens and Blood Pressure
checks Health care prov iders vv ill be
on hand to answer any health questions
you have. L.RDA's Lumbcc
Health Cheek Booth w ill prov idc applications
for the new Children's
Health Insurance Program
There will be games, pri/cs face
painting and entertainment throughout
theday. Mr. Harold Collins of the
Pembroke Pow er House and Mr. Curl
Nobles w ill be doing \arious demonstrations
Mr Collins, a Guincss's
Book of World Records Holder is a
three time U.S. Champion and 2 time
Gold Medalist in the world In addition
Mr. Collins is the 1st man to
overturn a 3500 LB ear and lias trav eled
all over the world representing
the U.S. in the Strongest Matt Contest
There will also be Native American
drumming and story telling by
Mr Elisha Locklear and singing by
various talents.
Frcc food a nd dri nk s w i 11 be av a i I able
and children will be able to register
for a boys and girls bicycle to be
given away.
For more information please call
Dcnisc Locklear at 628-5200.
UNCP Time Capsule
Pembroke ? The time capsule thai was placed in UNC Pembroke's
Sampson Hall cornerstone in 1949 and opened in February during Homecoming
will be returned to its concrete home for another 50 years
Chancellor Joseph B. Oxendinc said the contents of 1949 time capsule
which arc on display in the Sampson-Livcrmorc Library will be placed in the
brass time capsule in the cornerstone in a ceremony on Wednesday. June 23
at 9 a m. at the library's entrance .. Memorabilia from the Class of 1999 as well
as personal letters from current staff and faculty will also be placed in the time
capsule. The time capsule will be opened in the year 2049.
The time capsule was opened Feb. 13 during UNC Pembroke's Homecoming.
Attending the ceremony were several members of the then Pembroke
State College Class of 1949. Participating in theT999ceremony was James
Clco Maynor of Pembroke, who was the school's first elected ^student
government president. Governor R Barnes, also of Pembroke, w as the 1949
president of the Alumni Association, but was not able to attend
The event is open to thc-public For information, call Univcrsit\ Rclalions
at (910) 521-6330
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From left to rifiht: Ruth Dial-El'Assistant, I.en l.ocklear - Social[Studies
teacher, and Patricia Hasans, Math teacher. ?
Purnell Swett High School
Honors Retirees
In appreciation for the dedication and support in scr\ing children and
working beyond in the Held of education. Purnell Swett High School
honored its retirees Wednesday. June 2
Assistant principal. James Locklcar welcomed everyone and Michael
Stevens gave the invocation Afterwards, principal Wesley Revels saluted
the retirees with honorable words displaying their work and dedication to
children.
Each retiree received a plaque and a gift certificate from MR. Rev els and
assistant principal, Susan Blackmail Other indiv iduals being honored
included Spanish teacher. MarCos Urbancja and phy sical education teacher.
Scott Johnson w ho will be leav ing.
Upon each retiree's recognition, v arious individuals toasted the honored
guests and each retiree presented a closing speech thanking everyone for
their support Afterwards. Mr Revels gave closing remarks wishing the
retirees a joy ful retirement
The retirees included social studies teacher, l.cof.ocklcar. math teacher.
Patricia Hagans. and EC assistant. Ruth Dial
Carol Oxendine practices lines with hrisleen Freeman as the prepare
for the 1999 season of "Strike at the Wind" to be held at the Adolph L.
Dial Amphitheatre at the ISC USdian Cultural Center each Friday and
Saturday night in July. The drama will begin at 8:15p.m. This is Carol's
ninth appearance as the Leadgr. This is Kris teen's first appearance as"
The Child: "
"/ am really looking forward to this, I have been studying my lines
alot," says Kristeen.
North Carolina House of
Representatives Passes Budaet
When it comes to legislation, the
budget bill is always the biggest, in
more ways than one It's the most farreaching.
touching the lives of every
citizen of the state. It's the most timeconsuming.
requiring countless hours
of work by lawmakers and staff It's
the biggest in terms of size, totaling
217 pages this year. And it's the most
w idely debated
This year, the budget-writing Appropriations
Committee debated the
spending bill for more than nine hours,
ending at 1 >30 a m Tuesday morning,
When the bill hit the floor on
Wednesday. House members spent
more than 12 hours discussing the
bill and voting on 41 amendments.
They rejected proposals to give legislators
a three (3) percent pay raise Ihcsamcasstatccmployccs-and
give
top slate officials only onc( I) percent
rqise
Lawmakers approved shifting $3
million from small school systems to
low-wcallh systems This is in addition
to the $10 million in low wealth
money already in the bill They v oted
to suspend a House rule that requires
adjournment at 9 p.m. and worked
into early morning At 12"27 a.m.
Thursday morning, the bill passed by
a surprisingly wide margin of 11 1/8
The lopsided vote w as a confirmation
of what lawmakers had been
saying for several days the proposed
I?
of the Appropriation Committee said,
the budget was responsible and responsive.
Spending increased by only
4 4 percent over the current year, the
smallest increase in three years and
most of the increase went into education.
The budget included money tohirc
roughly 1.000 new teachers More
than halfof those will be necessary to
keep class sizes within slate law.
Teachers will receive an average
7.5 percent pa> raise under the budget
Thebudgei included almost $250
million for the third phase of a four
year plan to raise teacher pay to the
national average
The goal of the four year effort is
to recruit the best and brightest students
into the teaching field - and to
keep them in the classroom
Smart Start. Gov Jim Hunt's program
to prepare young children fot
school, received an additional $5X
million in the budget
Community colleges got their biggest
boost in decades Major items
included $5 million tocrcatc the largest
community college iwxd-bnscd aid
program in the state's nrcftfry. a five
(5) percent pay raise for faculty. $8
million for non-faculty positions and
$10 million for other costs, which
freed up additional money for facility
salaries.
bach of the 5X community colleges
received $250,000 tobc matched
with local funds, for repairs and renovations
The budget did not just allocate
money, it cut property taxes for the
elderly and disabled
Homeowners who arc at least 65
years old. or totally and permanently
disabled, will be able to exempt the
first $25,000 of value of their homes
from property taxes if their income is
less than $25,000 Currently, the exemption
covers the first $20,000 of
value for those with incomes of less
than $ 15.000
House passage of the budget look
the last major piece of legislation off
of the agenda
Negotiators form the House and
Senate must agice on a final budget
after the Senate passes its version
Before adjournment, the House is
expected to consider campaign finance
reform and a few other issues
There is $250,000 in the House
budget for the North Carolina Indian
Cultural Center for the proposed expansion
near the 1-95 Interstate This
funding proposed by Rep Sutton had
the support of the entire House delegation
and iscritical to development
of the 1-95 site of the Cultural Center
"I look forward to continuing to help
the new North Carolina Indian Cultural
Center Board as it mov es forward
w ith the Indian Cultural Center
concept." said Rep Sutton The Senate
must agree to the House proposal
for it to slay in the budget
i Rep. Ronnie Sutton
NC House of Representatives,
District H85
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Drs. Dennis Stuart and Connie LocklearJones
and Robeson Health Care Corp.
Sponosors NC Rural Health Scholars
m
Drs. Dennis Stuart and Connie
Locklcar-Joncs and Robeson Health
CarcCorp SponsorN C Rural Health
Scholars
This summer Drs. Dennis Stuart
and Connie l.ocklcar-Jones of Robeson
Health Care Corporation arc scrv ing
as preceptors for Paige
Langcnbach and Ramon Jacobs, rising
second-year medical students who
have been selected as Rural Health
Scholars for the Class of 2002 by the
North Carolina Office of Research.
Demonstrations, and Rural Health
Development. Eighteen phv sicians
and interdisciplinary communitv based
practices thai have demonstrated
themselves as excellent role
models and teaching sites now participate
in this innovative program
This is the fiflh consecutive summer
that Robeson Health Care has sponsored
Scholars
During summer prcccplorships
with physician-mentors. Scholarsarcimmersed
in clinical medicine and
community life But learning skills to
treat medical conditionsof indiv idual
patients within the four walls of the
examining room arc not the only
lessons that Scholars hope to learn
ihoir cnmmrr? R* \ icitinp
patients in their homes, spendi ng time
in other agencies and working in
their communities. Scholars learn
about the needs of the broader community
and how physicians can work
effectively w ith others to address them
The Program dispels many myths
about rural practice During their
summers. Scholars see that rural
medicine offers patients a w idc range
of high quality services, that rural
areas and populations can be vastly
different from each other, and that
rural prov idcrscan find fulfillment in
many aspects of rural life
On June 1st. Paige Langeubach
began her prcccptorship with I)r
Stuart at South Robeson Medical
Center in Fairmont and Ramon Jacobs
joined Dr. Locklenr-Joncsnt the
Julian T Pierce Medical Center m
Pembroke Paige grew up in Cary .
NC and rcceiv cd double B.S degrees
in chemical engineering and
mViltidisciplinary studies at NCSIJ.
She In* enjoyed research and inlcrnshipcxpcricnccs
at Glaxo Wellcome.
Cornell University and IBM, Paige
played intramural flag football in
college where she helped her team
with the national championship in
New Orleans She hopes to incorpo
rale preventive care into her medical
practice Hiking, running and acoustics
guitar arc among her hobbies
Ramon is committed to reluming
to practice medicine in the communis
around Pembroke where he grew
up He majored in Biology and Chemistry
at UNC-Pcmbrokc. spending
summers as a NASA Fellow arid research
assistant at Pentbroke and
NCSU. HF. has worked extensively
w ith the medically undcrscrvcd in the
Robeson Health Department and in
community health center settings
Ramon's interest in genealogy rcinforccsthc
strong cultural tics he maintains
with his family heritage Tennis
and photography arc also |pastinics
he enjoys
The Rural Health Scholars Prograin
is sponsored by the N.C. Office
of Research Demonstrations, and
Rural Health Development in conjunction
with thcNC Primary Health
Care Association, the N.C. Area
Health Education Centers Program.
IhcN C Medical Society Foundation
and the ECU and UNC-CH Schools
of Medicine Now in itsscventh year,
the Program has included a total of
109 Scholars