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VOLUME 29 NUMBER 45 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2002 ~ 25'
Democrats for Dole
Victorious in efforts
by Connee Brayboy
Democrats for Dole were elated Tuesday night when Elizabeth Dole
was elected to fill the Senate scat of retiring North Carolina Senator
Jesse Helms She overcame a strong challenge by Democrat Erskinc
Bowles No one was more excited than Pembroke's Town Manager
McDufTieCuminings who had joined other Robeson Democrats in support
of Dole
"It is a great day for Robeson County and a great day for Indians."
Cummings said "Dole has demonstrated her personal integrity and
concern for the values citizens of North Carolina look for in a candidate
We all believe our leaders should demonstrate good moral values
and she certainly meets that criteria We also agree with her on the
issues of health care and a better economy for the State Federal recognition
is important to me also I believe, with Dole's election, our (Luinbcc)
recognition is closer than it has ever been."
Cummings was particularly excited that Indian voters gave Dole 28%
of their votes. "Senator Dole has publicly promised federal recognition
and we have delivered a significant number of Indian votes We arc
confident tliat she will keep her commitment and push for our Lumbcc
Bill," Cummings said
Twenty-eight percent of Indian votes for a Republican candidate is
historic In addition to agreeing with Dole on health care, the economy
and federal recognition. many Indian farmers apparently followed the
lead of agri businessmen Roger Oxendine and Larry Sampson who arc
anticipating Dole's support for the Tobacco Bill
While she did not carry the County. Dole did receiv e 36% of the
votes, with 7.327 for Dole and 12,711 for Bowles.
In Other Races
Congressman Mike Mc In tyre will serve another term in the US House
of Representatives representing District 7
Long time county commissioner Berlester Campbell, representing
District 2. was narrowly defeated by newcomer Hubert Scalcy Unofficial
returns show Campbell with 1.122 votes and Scaleywith 1.137.
And Rep. Ron Sutton handily overcame opposition from a young Republican,
Christopher Lowry in the District 47 House race. Unofficial
totals show Sutton with 6,528 and Lowry with 2,413.
Rep Doug Yonguc incumbent in District 46 outdistanced Republican
challenger Linwood Faulk 3.024 to 1,581 unofficial tallies. Rep
Donald Bonner was unopposed as was Senator David Wcinstein.
Meet the Authors of new Indian
Basketball Book at Berea Baptist
Tim Brayboy and Bruce Barton, authors of the newly released book.
"Playing Before and Overflow Crowd" will be at Berea Baptist Church
on. Saturday, November 9th, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. to autograph
books. The book signing will be held in the fellowship hall.
The newly released book is a detailed account of the Indian Basketball
League and tells the story of this period in history when Indians
were not allowed to compete with either whites or blacks.
Purnell Swett High Beta
Club Inducts New Members
Purnell Swett High School held an induction ceremony Monday, November -I, 2002 for students
joining the school's Chapter of the National Beta Club. There were N 7 inductees. Students who join the
Beta Club are required to have a 3.0 CPA, be in grades 10-12, and cannot have any in-school suspensions
either prior to the semester or before the induction ceremony. Principal Wesley Revels encouraged
Club members to work diligently toward the fulfillment of the Beta Club motto, "Let Us Lead By
Serving Others." He also encouraged parents to work with children. Mrs. Pamela Wright, 11th grade
Guidance Counselor, is the sponsor for the Purnell Swett Beta Club. This is the second year Purnell
Swett High School has had a Chapter of the National Beta Club. Inductees included the following:
Grade 10 - Stephanie Anderson, Marcus Ayers, Amber Bullard, Lance Carter, Jason Chandler, Brittany
Clark, Cameron Clark, Chelsea Collins, Jon Cummings, Amanda Ellis, Heather Fagan, Phillip Graham,
Patrick Hammonds, Prentis Harris, III, Ashley 1). Hunt, Carrie Hunt, Jodie Hunt, Kendria Hunt,
Roger Hunt, Jr., Whitney hunt, Patrick L. Jacobs, John Jones, Telisha Lee, Ashton l". Locklear, Barret
I.ocklear, Brandy Locklear, Bret I.. Locklear, Daniel K. Locklear, Daniku Locklear, Emmanuel Locklear,
Faron I.ocklear, Ferris Locklear. Heather Locklear, Jeffery Locklear, Kristin Locklear, Lauren
Locklear, Natalie Locklear, Whitney B. Locklear, Justin Long, Miranda Lowery, Sesilie Lowry, Meghan
Maynor, Douglas McGirt, Erica McGirt, Yancey McGirt, Anthony Miller, Brittany L. Oxendine, Daniel
C. Oxendine, Perry Oxendine, Christin Ransom, I.atoya Roberts. Deidra Ross, Ana Scott, John Scott,
Zara Stewart, Alex Strickland, Jeri Strickland, Rosaline Whittington, Gabrielle Wright; Grade 11 Adam
K. Bryant, Cierra Canady, Herman Brent Chavis, Benjamin Collins, James Travin Deese, Julianna
Dial, Jessica Graham, Keosha Hunt, Telina Hunt, Barret Locklear, Danita Locklear, Damien I). HuntLocklear,
Desmund D. Hunt-Locklear, Elizabeth I.ocklear, Kara-Lynn Locklear, Archie McMillan,
LaMorris McRae, James W. Oxendine, Leigh Andre Oxendine, Ryan G. Oxendine, Kahesha Ricard;
Grade 12- Jeremy Demery, Randi M. Hunt, Katrina Locklear, Michelle Locklear, Tiffany Locklear ana
Phillip Oxendine. The picture above includes all members of the Purnell Swett High School Chapter oj
the NationuTRetu Club.
Local Racing
American Quarter
Horse earns
second place
Amarillo, Texas-Nipcituntlicbud
A tvVo-ycar-old
bay gelding, owned by Jed Jones
of Pembroke. NC. captured second
place m the S5X.887 all American
congress futunty G3 at Bculah Park
in Grovcr Cu>. Ohio
Nipemintlicbud. ridden by Roy
Brooks and trained by Stacy S
Cliarettc. covered the 400-y ard race
in a time of 20 -131 The top finishers
for this race, by ordcr'of finish
were Jewels First Moon,
mpemtiithebud. special cheques
Jess Shu and built Jesse
American Quarter Morse racing
is conducted at ncaiiv lot' racetracks
throughout North Amenta
with total purses reaching o\oi S
73 million in 2001 Fans enjoy the
thrill of watching "America's
Horse" clock speeds in excess of
5l) m p h Last y ear, fans wagered
S317 million on over OKlamencan
quarter Horse races
The amcrican Quarter Horse
Association is the largest equine
breed registry in the world with
more than 4 million registered
horses and 333.000 Members. For
more information about AQHA
and its programs, visit
www aqha com or contact AQH A
Customer Service at (806) 3764811
For more information on
American Quarter Horse racing,
contact Trey Buck. AQHA Manger
of Race Marketing. PO Box
2(?0. Amarillo. Texas 79168. (806)
376-4888. cxt 366, emailtbuck
fl aqha org. fax- (806) 3496403
Bazaar 2002
An old fashioned down-home
Church bazaar will be held at Chestnut
Street United Methodist
Church in LumbcrtonNC. onMo^
' vember 16. 2002. from 9 00 AM
r untill:00PM.
Foster Child Adolption Brings Joy: Hundreds
of Children still waiting for homes
Winston-Salem? North Carolina is celebrating foster child adoption
this month, kicking it off in a celebration in Winston-Salem with hundreds
of families, social workers, and children needing adoption
"People who adopt foster children are very joyful people. They know,
without a doubt, that they are making a difference in life And what
more could any of us want than to make the world a better place?" Said
Carmen Hooker Odom, secretary, NC Dept of Health and Human Services.
"Foster child adoption brings great joy out of tremendous heartbreak."
More than 600 children are ready to be adopted today have no family
yet identified. They are children of all ages, mostly over five years old
Many have special needs Many are siblings who need to be placed
together.
Of the 9,642 NC children in foster care today. 2,919 need to be adopted
1,239 of them have had court action to terminate parental rights, which
is necessary before they can be available for adoption. Families have
already been identified for many of these children. 1.385 NC foster
children were adopted last year.
Six NC parents of adopted children wrote to tell what fos'cr child
adoption means to them. Following arc quotes from some of those
essays. Gotowww dhhs.state.nc us/adoptionstories.htm for the complete
essays with photos.
Sondra H. Guyton of Elizabethtown wrote. "People often tell me how
lucky our children were to have gotten such a good home and what
nood oc>nlp we arc to have taken them in. I tell them we are the ones
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who arc blessed "
Carla Parrish of Thomasvillc wrote. "Adoption means that there arc
footsteps and laughter in my home when before there was silence It
means that one journey has ended and another has begun It means
Uiat my life is richer, my bank account poorer. It means that my dog has
a best friend, my parents have a grandson, and I have endless stories
and pictures to share with friends and co-workers It means that my
son has my last name, my hopes, my dreams and my heart forever "
Amy J. Campbell ofFaycttcville wrote. "When she looks up at me
with those big brown eyes, it doesn't matter that she came to me
through adoption. She is my child ..Like no biological child I would
ever have, she needed me. "
Joann Wright of Lumbcrton wrote. "Adoption to me means standing
with arms wide open and saying to a foster child, 1 love you and I
will help you by making you a part of my family."
Angle Tucker of Locust w rote. "It was love at first sight She had
brown hair and big. beautiful blue eyes just like my husband's and the
most precious smile I 'd ever seen "
Katherine Grooms of Lexington w rote " I have come to respect my
husband in a role I did not really see him as being, the title of Dad' It 's
actually amazing to see him in the eyes of our children their "Daddy"
is their hero "
For more information or questions, call the NC KIDS toll-free hotline,
1 (877) NCKIDS-1 or go to WWW dhhs state nc.us/dss/adopt
Maxton Parade planned December 12
The Town of Pembroke is again making plans for an exciting and
wonderful Christmas Parade for this upcoming holiday season We
certainly hope that you will include this date ad time on your calendar
to come and take part in the parade Participation in the parade is free
You may also purchase Booth space food-$10. food/crafts-$35, crafts$25.
The Town office will be accepting call-in entries for the parade through
December 12. When you call, make sure you have a telephone number
where you can be reached and the name of a contact Please call between
the hours of 9 a m. and 4 p.m. We welcome cars, floats, bands.
marching groups, trucks, etc. in the parade Lineup will start at
Tow nsend Middle School on December 14th around 8:15 a in You will
be given a line up number at that time
Again, come join us on Saturday, December 14. 2002 in Maxton. NC
for our parade The Town Office telephone number is at the tope of the
844-5231. For further information, call the town office or Mrs Delia
Quaison at (910) 844-3431 during the day
It is our goal to have a safe and enjoyable parade For this reason, we
arc asking only adults to throw candy Also, horses will not be allowed
in the parade We would like to thank you for your cooperation on
these vcrv important matters by Envin Jacobs, Maxton
FirstHealth's Boone and
Caliri receive national
fitness industry honors
Pinehurst-The Medical fitness Association (MFA) has recognized
two FirstHcalth of the Carolinas employees for outstanding achievement
in medical fitness. The awards were announced Oct 10 in Chicago
during the organization's eighth annual conference
Bob Boone. Vice President of Professional Serv ices at FirstHcalth
Moore Regional Hospital and the MFA's immediate past president
received the Don Schneider Special Recognition Award for outstanding
sen ice to the medical fitness industry and to the association
John Calm. Operations Director for the FirstHcalth Centers for Health
& Fitness in Pinehurst. Southern Pines. Raeford and Pembroke, received
the Distinguished Service Award for Director, which recognizes
management excellence in medical fitness center operations
1 The Don Schneider Special Recognition Award, named for a pioneer
in the medically based fitness industry, is presented to an indiv idual
1 who through individual and collective service has significantly advanced
the medical industry through volunteer MFA service During
his term as president. Boone led the association through a transitional
time and was a primary architect in the MFA's conversion from a privately
held organization to a stand-alone professional association
i Under his leadership, the MFA created relationships with the Amcnj
can Hospital Association, the American College of Sports Medicine.
; the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary rehab.
; the American Council on Exercise and other like-minded professional
I organizations
j Boone hasbccn involved with the Medical Fitness Association since
! 1992 and has been active on its board since its creation in 1998 He
! served three years as secretary/treasurer and the past two years as
! president
I Caliri s award was based on criteria that included his recognition as
' an exceptional director who significantly advanced the welfare of his
facility and company while contributing to the advancement and/or
recognition of the medical fitness profession through service to MFA
and related organizations
Recognized as a leader in the fitness industry. Caliri serves as vice
president of the SouthEastcrn Health and Fitness Alliance (SEHFA)
and on various MFA committees
The Richmond-based Medical Fitness Association, an affiliate of
the American Hospital Association, represents more than 400 medically
based fitness centers in the United States. Canada and Japan
New Book by Vine Deloria "Evolution, Creationism, and Other Modern Myths"
ratchets up national debate Challenging Evolutionists and Creationists
Denver, CO- Fulcrum Publishing, a leading independent publisher,
announced the release of Evolution. Crcationism. And other Modern
Myths, by controversial writer, thinker and philosopher Vine Dcloria.
Jr.
The book, challenging both evolutionists' and creationists' positions
as false choice within a closed Western belief system, promises
to ratchet up a hot national debate to a new level
Golden, Colorado-based Dcloria, who has authored many nationally
acclaimed books, is a leading Native American scholar whose
contentious writings and teachings about religious studies, history,
law and political science have often polarized the academic community..
Said Dcloria,"The question of origins is caught between mindless
religious propaganda and narrow, scientific orthodoxy. Their parochial
ways of thinking arc obscuring what should be the true debate
docs current Western thought as well as evolutionists and creationists
beliefs about our origins accommodate increasingly contradic
tory new data I believe it docs not This now overwhelming evidence
demands the release of Evolution. Crcationism. And Other Modern
Myths." He expects the book to be bitterly attacked by "sinug academics."
Dcloria fundamentally challenges the false distinction between science
and religion
"Currently", he said, "science competes with religion because both
activities have been separated out from human experience and boundaries
have been created to isolate them from each other"
The current model of evolution maintains a single event, really just
an extension of Judco-Christian religious beliefs What was Western
religious dogma is now "natural law".
He points to new discoveries that many monstrous catastrophes
have visited earth in the form of direct meteor hits, each time exterminating
close to 90 percent of living organisms And resulting tsunamis.
huge waves caused when meteors strike the ocean, deposit
debris hundreds of feet thick in a matter of days These discoveries
point to serious anomalies in current tree of life" evolutionary theories.
and the slow, linear evolution of biological and geological events
More importantly. Dcloria asserts that the closed Western system
has caused both evolutionists and creationists to ignore the implications
of these discoveries and other compelling evidence "We suffer
from the sin of modernism. believing w e know more about the ancients
than we really do." said Dcloria "My book points to a third way of
thinking that examines the rich verbal traditions handed down from
non-Western culture over thousands of years. They almost universally
speak of a series of worlds prior to the present one. And they
raise many provocative questions Were we the first humanoid species
to live on the planet? Was tlje sudden appearance of civilization in
Mesopotamia thousands of years ago the result of alien visitors? 1
hope Evolution, Crcationism. And Other Modern Myths forces both
science and religion to become more empirical and look at all the dataonly
then can we discover the truth about our origins "