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AS I SEE IT
Bruce Barton
Rev. Welton Lowry
j celebrates 89th birthday
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PEMBROKE-Rev. Welton Lowry, Pembroke stalwart ana political,
spiritual and educational leader, celebrated his 89th
birthday with many of his friends Wednesday Morning (Sept.
26) at Lumbee Drive In Restuarant in Pembroke.
Rev. Lowry, still active as a Baptist minister, was treated to
breakfast and a birthday cake and gifts. His smile is evidence
of his happiness and surprise.
Sharing the camera with him (left to right) are Ms. Lillie
Heckmijn ,cook, and Regina Deese and Kathy McMillan, cashiers
and workers.
Rev. Lowry was born September 26, 1912.
(Bruce Barton photo)
THE LUMBEE TRIBE HAS MADE GOOD DECISIONS in
hiring Dr. Ruth Dial Woods as tribal administrator and Patrick
Bullard as finance officer. Competent is a good adjective to describe
both of them. Dr. Woods, once an associate school superintendent
and Director of Indian Education, and Bullard, presently
chairman of the school board, and a former finance officer
for the schools, will provide good leadership for the tribe in the
crucial days ahead ... as 1 see it.
LRDA to Open Boys & Girls Cltib
LRDA is extremely proud to report that the very first Boys and Girls Club
of America unity in a non-federally recognized tribal community is scheduled
to open in Pembroke at the Clinton L. Thomas Community Center in October.
LRDA has secured a major funding commitment from the Boys and Girls
Clubs of America, who has a joint initiative in place with HUD and the Office
of Native American Programs to help establish Boys and Girls Clubs in Indian
Country.
This will be the first such club in a state recognized tribal area. HUD and
the National Boys and Girls Club Organization have established over ninety
clubs jointly on reservations since the initiative started.
The Pembroke Unit Club will adjoin a one hundred unit housing project and
is within walking distance of two other housing projects.
Limited transportation will be provided to Red Hill and Hawkeye Sands
Housing Projects, two current tribal housing complexes.
The club locally is expected to have over five hundred club members in two
years.
The partners involved in bringing this new service are LRDA, Pembroke
Housing Authority, The Town of Pembroke, The Boys and Girls club of Lumberton/Robeson
County, and UNC-Pembroke Youth Technology Program.
Look for a major announcement in the media about this new service in the
month of September and on all the outstanding partners helping to make it
possible for all the youth in this area.
For more information, please call James Hardin at (910)521-8602 or visit
our website at www.lumbee.org
Editorially Speaking
Contemplating sensitive information and
Encouragement from our Tribal Council
We will retrain from writing about the recently adopted re-districting plan
b> the Board of Education this week while we continue to contemplate whether
w'e will publish some very sensitive and delicate information we have documented
on Chairman Patrick Bullard.
In the meantime, we are encouraged with our Tribal Government and the
hiringofDr. Ruth Dial Woods as Tribal Administrator. Her employment brings
us. in our opinion, one step closer to a smooth transference of programs and
duties from LRDA to the Tribal Council. The most important issue right now
is that the transition be done without a loss of serv ices to the people. Dr. W oods,
we believe can help bring about a unifying of the two groups and thereby unify
more solidly the Lumbee people.
Southeastern Regional Medical
Center Support Group Meetings in
October
Unique Surviving Sisters, a female cancer support group, meets the second
Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m in the Obbie Lee Community Education
Room of the Southeastern Cancer Center. 1200 Pine Run Dr.; call 671-5768.
Next meeting; October 9. 2001
Super Lungs, a support group for persons with breathing problems or lung
disorders, meets the second Tuesday of each month at S p.nwin the Assembly
room at Southeastern Regional Medical Center; call 738-5403. Next meeting;
October 9. 2001
Alzheimer's Support Group meet the second Thursday of each month at
6 p.m. in the dining room of WoodHavern Nursing and' Alzheimer's Care
Center. 1150 Pine Run Dr.; call 671-5703. Next meeting; October 11, 2001
The Compassionate Friends support group, designed to offer friendship
and understanding to bereaved parents, siblings, stepparents and grandparents,
meets the third Monday each month at 7 p.m. at Southeastern Home
Health, 2002 N. Cedar St. in Lumberton. There is no charge for these sessions.
For more information, call (910) 671-5655. Next meeting; October 15.
2001
Man to Man, a prostate cancer support group and lecture series, meets the
third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m in the Obbie Lee Community Education
Room of the Southeastern Cancer Center, 1200 Pine Run Dr.; call 671-5730.
Next meeting; October 16. 2001
The Stroke support group meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30
p.m. in the rehab services lobby of Southeastern Lifestyle Center for Fitness
and Rehabilitation, 4895 Fayetteville Rd. Next meeting; October 16, 2001
Diabetes support group sponsored by Southeastern Home Health meets at
7 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month. Meetings are held at 2002 N. >
Cedar St. in Lumberton. Health care professionals speak on topics helpful to
persons with diabetes and their families. For more information, call 671 -5600. t
Next meeting; October 25, 2001
Narcotics Anonymous (NA), a self-help group for people recovering from
drug addiction, meets Mondays at 8 p.m. at Carolina Manor Treatment Cen- <
ter, 1100 Pine Run Drive. For more information, call &38-1191.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), a self-help group for recovering alcoholics,
meets Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Carolina
Manor Treatment Center, 1100 Pine Run Dr., 738-1191.
Al-Anon, a weekly support group for family members of alcoholics, meets
Tuesdays at 8 p.m and Thursdays at 6 p.m at Carolina Manor Treatment
Center, 1100 Pine Rum Dr., 738-1191.
Free Breast Cancer Screens Offered to Women Ages 18 and Older
Women, ages 18 and older, may be eligible for a free breast exam or mammogram
during the month of October. To determine eligibility, please call
Sandra Gray, RN, at the Robeson County Health Department at 671-3232.
these free screens are being offered through the cooperation of Southeastern
Regional Medical Center, Robeson County Health Department, Lumberton
Radiological Associates and physician volunteers.
Farm Service Agency Seeks County
Committee Candidates
TheFanm .Service. AgencyXESA) is .looking for.candidates.for.the farmerelected
County Committee election to be held this fall. "It is crucial that every
eligible agricultural producer take part in this election because county committees
are a direct link between the farm community and the US Department
of Agriculture," says Giles B Floyd, Robeson/Scotland FSA, County Executive
Director. "The County Committee system needs everyone to get involvedfforn
voters to committee candidates. Almost anyone eligible to take part in a j
local FSA program may be a candidate for the committee."
Nomination forms can be obtained from FSA County offices. Completed
nomination forms are due back to the FSA office by October 29. FSA will
notify nominees and mail election ballots to eligible voters in mid-November,
and completed ballots will then be due back to FSA offices by December 3.
The election will end December 10, and elected members and alternates will
take office January 1, 2002.
FSA County Committees make decisions on: commodity price support
loans and payments; establishment of allotments, yield and marketing quotes;
farmer loans; and other farm disaster assistance.
"The County Committee is an important part of the service delivery of the
USDA. We'd like to include more farmers in nontraditional operations and
peoples who livelihoods depend on farming", said Floyd. "We're also looking
for small farmers, specialty crop farmers, truck farmers, and spouses or business
partners- anyone who would be able to add some new or different experiences
to their Local County Committee."
For more information contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office
at (910)739-3349.
Windtalkers to Open Summer 2002
Santa Monica, C4-MGM Distribution
Company has moved the release
date for Windtalkers from the currently
scheduled November 9th, 2001
to June 14, 2002 (Flag Day). It was
announced recently by Robert Levin,
president of worldwide theatrical
marketing and distribution forMGM
Studios, Inc.
"Windtalkers tarring Nick Cage
and directed by John Woo is a film
that both the filmmakers and the studio
are extremely proud of. It is a vivid
and realistic story inspired by true
events that took place during World
War II. The story is one of sacrifice,
heroism and courage. We feel certain
that this great film will be enjoyed by
the broadest possible audience during
the strong summer play period." says
Robert levin.
In Windtalkers there are secrets
that need to be kept- and heroes that
need to keep them.
On December 8, 1941, the United
States declared war on Japan. For the
next several years, U.S. forces were
fully engaged in battle throughout the
Pacific, taking over islands one by
one in a slow progression toward's
mainland Japan. During this brutal
campaign, the Japanese were continu
ally able to break coded m ilitary transmissions,
dramatically slowing U.S.
progress.
In 1942, several hundred Navajo
Americans were recruited as Marines
and trained to use their language as
code. In Windtalkers. Marine Joe
Enders (Nicolas Cage) is assigned to
protect Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach)- a
Navajo code talker, the Marines' new
secret weapon. Enders' orders are to
protect his code talker, but if Yahzee
should fall into enemy hands, he's to
"protect thecode at all costs." Against
the backdrop of the horrific Battle of
Saipan. when capture is imminent,
Enders is forced to make a decision: if
he can't protect his fellow Marine, can
he bring himself to kill him to protect
the code? The Navajo code was the
only one never broken by the Japanese.
and is considered to have been
key in winning the war.
Directed by John Woo, the film
stars N icolas Cage, with co-stars Adam
Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah
Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Van
Holt, Roger Willie, Frances O'Connor,
and Christian Slater. Windtalkers was
produced by John Woo, Terence
Chang, Tracie Graham, and Alison
Rosenzweig. from a script by John
Rice and Joe Batteer.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
(NYSE: MGM) through its MetroGoldwyn-Mayer
Studios Inc.
subsidiary, is actively engaged in the
worldwide production and distribution
of entertainment product,
including motion pictures, television
programming, home video, interactive
media, music, and licensed
merchandise. Its operating units include
MGM Pictures, United Artists
Films, MGM Television Entertainment,
MGM Networks, MGM
Distribution Co., MGM Worldwide
television Distribution, MGM Home
Entertainment, MGM Consumer
Products, MGM Music, MGM Inteiactive,
and MGM.com.
In addition, MGM ha acquired a
20 percent ownership interest in four
of Rainbow Media's successful national
cable networks- American
Movie Classics (AMC), Bravo, The
Independent Film Channel (IFC) and
WE: Women's Entertainment (formerly
Romance Classics), and holds
equity interests in 14 television channels
internationally. For more
information On MGM visit MGM online
at hhttp://www.mgm.com.
Saddletree
Church of God to
present Gospel
Music Explosion
The Young at Heart of the Saddletree
Church of God are planning a
Gospel Music Explosion on Friday,
October 5. 2001 at 7:30 P.M.. The
featured singers will include the
Saddletree Church ofGod Mass Choir;
the Sycamore Singers; the Locklear
Brothers and windy; the Tylers; and
Rev. and Mrs. Terry Oxendine.
The pastor, the Rev. Dr. Millard
Mnynard and the congregation extend
a cordial invitation to the public to
attend.
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In Loving Memory
Robert "Buck" Buckele?
1968-1991
R.I.P
"Mv Risen Angel"
Why did you have to go?
Killed by friend not foe.
The past cannot be remade.
That is why in the casket you laid
My memory shall not fade.
I loved and* still love you dearly.
When we meet fear shall not be
vithin me.
Tell me, what is it like to be up
here?
To have all your sins stripped bare
What is it like to watch people cry
or you?
To have people want to die, so they
can be with you.
Your my idol, 1 mean my hero.
Even if you were nothing, you'd be
my zero.
' And with this 1 end my thoughts
"Uncle Bobby I love and miss you
dearly"
' by Jeriad Jacobs *
Love always, Momma, sisters Janet
& Kristi, brother in law Daryl and
nephew Jeriad
Son of Raeford Woman Serves
Aboard Nuclear-Powered Submarine
NORFOLK, VA. Imagine on office without windows and filled with hightech
equipment. Tomahawk missiles and MK-48 torpedoes are nearby and a
nuclear reactor provides your power. Your location is hundreds of feet underwater
and unknown but to a few. Sounds unrealistic, doesn't it? Not for the
Sailors stationed aboard the submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723), based
in Norfolk, VA. To protect the interests of the United States, sailors like Chief
Petty Officer Andrew Frahm work everyday in this environment.
Working on an attack submarine is perhaps the most difficult and demanding
assignment in the Navy. Everyone plays an important role aboard this
360-foot vessel, and not even for a brief moment con they escape their responsibilities
in this tight-knit community. Frahm, sone of Shirley Frahm of
Raeford, N.C., is one of these extraordinary men on whom the Navy relies to
carry out the submarine's vital mission.
"1 am the sonar leading chief petty officer, as well as the first lieutenant
division officer," said the 37-year-old sonar technician.
A submarine is a different world than the one most people are used to. Operating
silently in the cold depths of the world's oceans and seas, a nuclear
submarine is completely insulated from the outside world, making it the ultimate
stealth weapon. In this arsenal hidden beneath the waves, up to 150
submariners live together in a space equivalent to a three-bedroom house. As
members of this elite group, submariners enjoy unique and interesting experiences
that compensate for the difficulties they encounter.
"I enjoy the training and technical knowledge that I have gained since I
have been on the sub," Frahm said. "I think the best part about being on a sub
is the close-knit community and the fact that we learn to defend and trust each
other."
Attack submarines like Oklahoma City are a vital part of the Navy and the
national defense structure. They are designed to silently seek and destroy enemy
submarines and surface ships at sea or launch strikes with tomahawk
cruise missiles at targets ashore. Their missions also include intelligence collection
and insertion and extraction of clandestine special operations forces.
"I believe the submarine community id important to the Navy because we
have the Tomahawk strike capability, stealth optional capability and the independent
operational ability." said the 1982 graduate of Hoke County High
School
Frahm joined the Navy in May of 1986 and has had many exciting experiences
during his 15-year naval career. "We just completed and exercise in
which the ship spent a couple of weeks under packed ice, which was really an
exciting experience. We also had the opportunity to visit Bergen, Norway, for
a port visit," he said.
Serving in the world's most powerful Navy gives sailors a sense of accomplishment
and personal pride in protecting America's red, white and blue. For
Frahm, it is also a duty that most richly deserves the proud and time-honored
title "Submariner",
by Wendy Bodetka Photo by Kevin Moore