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VOLUME 31 NUMBER 32 THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2003
Furmart Oxendine
Oxendine honored for his
work with Camp Care
A Robeson County native has been honored with a corporate volunteer
award for his work with Hospice of Robeson. Furman M.
Oxendine, a 24-year employee of Progress Energy who is originally
from the south Robeson area, recently received one of his company's
volunteer awards for his work with Camp Care, a bereavement camp
held annually for children ages 8-16. The camp is sponsored by
Hospice of Robeson, which provides services for terminally ill
patients and is affiliated with Southeastern Regional Medical Center.
Oxendine was nominated for the award by Miriam Edwards, director
of Southeastern Home Care Services and Hospice of Robeson. She
described him as a person with " A heart of gold" who possesses " a
strong work ethic and continuing commitment to give back to the
community he grew up in." Oxendine serves as a cabin counselor and
directs activities, such as canoeing, the challenge course and softball
at the camp, held each May at Camp Monroe in Laurel Hill, N.C.
At Camp Care 2003 held May 16-18, a total of 32 children attended
from all parts of the county; 53 volunteers helped with the camp's
activities. Oxendine donated materials and 125 hours of his time to
make birdhouses for each of the campers to paint.
Oxendine, who now lives in Dunn, N.C., was among six finalists who
received a cash award from Progress Energy. Also the company made
a donation of $ 2, 500 to the charity of his choice, Hospice of
Robeson.
Camp Care 2004 will be held on the weekend of May 14. Contact
Rev. Dean Carter, SRMC chaplain, for volunteer opportunities by
calling 671-5031.
Mclntyre Announces $40,000 for
Pembroke Rescue Squad
Washington, D.C.-U.S. Representative Mike Mclntyre announced
today that the Pembroke Rescue Squad will receive $40, 000 in federal
funds to purchase an emergency vehicle.
Congressman Mclntyre stated, "Congratulations to the Pembroke
Rescue Squad for their efforts in securing these funds. This is another
example of our tax dollars coming home to make a difference!"
The United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development has
approved a $30,000 grant and $10,000 loan for Pembroke Rescue to
purchase a used EMS vehicle.
Congressman Mclntyre is a member of the House Agriculture
Committee.
Sandy Plains UM Men to sponsor
gospel sing August 24th
Pembroke-T\\e Sandy Plains
United Methodist Men will sponsor
a gospel singing on Sunday,
August 24, 2003 at 6:30 pm in
the church sanctuary. Scheduled
to perform are The Oxendines,
The Jacobs Family, The
Locklears, and The Living
Stones.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend. A love offering will be
collected and the United
Methodist Men will use proceeds
in their Christian ministry efforts
in the community.
Sandy Plains United Methodist
Church is located at 2468 Union
Chapel Road, 1.7 miles north of
Pembroke.
Grant Certification
Seminar to be held
The National Educational
Foundation, National Grant
Writers Association, American
Cancer Society, American Red
Cross, Salvation Army, National
Association of Social Workers,
National Education Association,
i and thirty-three public and pri;
vate non-profit agencies are
sponsoring a grant writing seminar
for the general public to
attend. This seminar includes tun
workshops that help prepare
novice and advanced grant writers
on how to identify and write
grants to foundations, corporations,
and the government. There
will be over $450,000,000,000
available in grants in 2003 from
over 60,000 sources nationally.
The cost of the seminar is $659
which includes refreshments,
lunch, and a 400+page curriculum.
The seminar will be held on
November 17-21, 2003 from
8:30 AM-4.00PM at the
Columbia Conference Center on
169 Laurelhurst Avenue in
Columbia, SC.
The public, including educators,
government workers, criminal
justice employees, health care
professionals, private non-profit
staff, community volunteers, and
anyone connected with organizations
that need funding, is invited
to participate. Pre-registration is
strongly suggested.
For more detailed information
and flyers, or to register for this
or six other workshops nationwide,
call Barbara or Kourtnay at
803-750-9759, fax to 803-7509366,
visit our grants and training
division website at www.grantexperts.com,
or write to our national
training center: Grant
Seminars, PO Box 1755, Irmo,
SC 29063-1755.
Local student finalist in the National
American Miss NC Jr. Teen Pageant
Miss Adrianne M. Locklear, age 15,
has been chosen as a State Finalist in
the National American Miss North
Carolina Jr. Teen Pageant to be held
August 3, at the beautiful Hilton
Charlotte and Towers on 222 E. 3rd
Street.
The winner of the pageant will receive
a SI000 cash award, the official crown
and banner, bouquet of roses, and air
transportation to compete in the national
pageant at Disney Land in
California. Pageants are held in each
state for girls age four to eighteen, in five age groups.
The National American Miss pageants are for "Today's pirl" and
"Tomorrow's Leaders." The pageant program is based on inner beauty,
as well as poise, presentation, and offers an "All-American spirit
of fun for family, and friends."
Emphasis is. placed on the importance of gaining self-confidence,
learning new skills, learning good attitudes about competition, and
setting and achieving personal goals. The pageant seeks to recognize
the accomplishments of each girl while encouraging her to set goals
for the future.
Miss Locklear's activities include volleyball and running. She also
enjoys playing the piano, singing, and entertaining children.
Miss Locklear's sponsors include Service Thread of Laurinburg, /
Barb's Styling Salon of Shannon, Carrie O. Locklear, Grandparents:
Rev. Curtis and Louise Oxendine and Hubert and Judy Locklear,
Myra G. Woodard, Kay S. Locklear, Tyron and Terri Jacobs, Laura
Clark, Lewis and Vickey Woodard, Ann Stanton, Denise Stanton.
For information contact parents: Hubert M. and Judy O. Locklear
. (910) 844-5940
Local historian's book on
Robeson County released
Pembroke, N, C - UN C Pembroke
student Blake Tyner has published
his first book for national
release.
"Robeson County" is a pictorial
history of the county published
by Arcadia Publishing House's
"Images of America" series.
Containing more than 200 pho
tographs dating back to the early
19th century, the book's list price
is $19.99.
Tyner, whose own collection of
historic photos forms the core of
the book, surprised even himself
with the quality of the images he
assembled.
"1 am very satisfied with this project,"
he said. "In Robeson
County, the county is well represented
by community, race, religion,
education, government,
social life and economy."
Robeson is the largest and
arguably the most colorful county
in North Carolina, further burdening
Tyner's research.
"1 have about 300 hours of labor
and 600 miles of travel in this
book," he said. "I was pleased
with what 1 was able to find in
private collections in local museums
and at the State Archives."
Many of the photos have sparked
further interest as research projects
for Tyner.
"One group of pictures I was
pleased to obtain from Historic
Robeson was the Ferguson collection,"
he said. "Her name was
actually Lillian Ferguson, and
she was a professional photographer
based in Lumberton from
1900-1920. She is very interesting,
and I would like to know .
more about her life."
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" I am also very indebted to
Steven Edgerton of Raleigh for
providing pictures of
Presbyterian Junior College, a
minstrel show at the Red Springs
Opera House ( now the B.C.
Moore Department Store) and a
photo of two Red Shirts."
The last photo helped solve a
long-time debate about whether
the Reconstruction-era political
movement, known as the Red
Shirts, existed in Robeson
County.
" Another great collection was
C.E.Morrison's, which is housed
in the Rowland area, whose pictures
depict the the every day life
of agriculture students."
"Robeson County " also contains
three outstanding photos of
Rosenwald schools in Maxton ,
St. Pauls and Lumber Bridge .
These were schools for African
Americans children built with
funds from the Sears and
Roebuck founder Julius
Rosenwald.
There is also a 1934 reunion
photo of students from Floral
College in Maxton, which was
the first college in North Carolina
to grant degrees to women.
"There are lots of stories worth
telling in more detail," Tyner
said. "Everybody and every com- 1
munity played a role in Robeson
County history.
The book is the product of a lifetime
of collecting photographs, J
manuscripts and other items of !
historical interest.
"I have always been around his- 1
tory ," the St. Pauls native said. !
"The main purpose of this book, j
other than the preservation and
dissemination of these images, is
to seek out documents, photos,
maps, and other ephemera relating
to the county history while it
still exists."
"Every 20 years represents a
change in generation, and potentially
a great loss of knowledge
of history and its artifacts," he
said. "If new generations of
Robesonians are interested in
their history and the study of
their proud heritage , then the
purpose of this book is fulfilled.
Our future is truly rooted in our
past, and preservation of this
foundation is a sacred trust that
we must uphold."
With this book just coming off
the presses, Tyner is looking forward
to the future.
"My advisor, (history Professor)
Stephen Berry, was well pleased
with this book, but this is just the
beginning," he said.
Tyner plans a pictorial history of
UNCP for his honors thesis at the
university and a second volume
on Robeson County.
"I will continue my quest to tell
the entire story of Robeson
County," he said. "Many people
are reluctant to contribute photos
because they did not believe their
pictures were important enough.
We lose too much history that
way."
Tyner is an administrative assistant
in UNC Pembroke's Art
[Department and working on his
indergraduate degree in history
it the university.
Currently, Tyner is the director of
he Maxton Historical Society
md curator of the Robeson
-ounty Museum in Lumberton.
fe is also the author of several
other works, including "Goin' for
a Soldier," which won the North
Carolina Society of Historian's
Willie Parker Peace Award in
2000.
He lives with his wife Bess in the
oldest home in Maxton,
Sycamore Grove Hall, where
they are raising their son McKay.
Tyner is working to establish a
larger Robeson County Historical
Commission.
All proceeds from the sale of
"Robeson County" will be contributed
to the new Historical
Commission.
Copies of the book may be purchased
at online booksellers, the
UNCP Bookstore or from Tyner
at (910) 844-2377 or
blake@bbtyner.com. More information
about the book can be
found at www.robesoncountyhistory.com.
In The
Armed
Forces
Kyland B. Freeman
Kyland B. Freeman has entered
the U.S. Air Force Academy
Preparatory School in Colorado
Springs, Colo.
At prep school, cadet candidates
are qualified for appointment to
the Air Force Academy. The curriculum
helps students develop a
sense of accomplishment and
self-confidence that enables them
to function in the academy's
demanding environment, and
motivates them to attend the
academy, graduate and be career
Air Force Officers.
The 11-month school program
integrates academic preparation ,
military training, and athletic
conditioning, which includes a
primary curriculum of academic
preparation a with intensive
instruction in mathematics,
English, and the basic sciences.
To qualify for an appointment to
the academy, students must complete
the preparatory school program
in academics and military
training, pass a fitness test,
exhibit strong ethical character,
be recommended by the Air
Force Academy board.
Freeman is the son of Larry and
Pat Freeman of Turkey Branch
Road, Fairmont. N.C.
Free Health
Checks
Free health screenings will be
held Friday, August 15 from 9
a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Biggs
Park Mall, Lumberton and
Friday. August 22 from 10 a.m.
until 4 p.m. at the Robeson
County Housing Authority's
Morgan Britt Apartments located
at 100 Oxendine Circle,
Lumberton. Checks for total cholesterol/HDL,
blood pressure and
blood glucose will be offered to
all adults 18 years and older.
Only one fingerstick is required.
Results are available in five minutes
remDroKe residents recognized by
Elkay for Employee Excellence
rtiYiBKUKE residents, David
Locklear, Aaron Lowry and
Rudolph Sampson Jr. were
recently honored by Oak Brook
based Elkay Manufacturing
Company with an employee
Excellence Award.
More than 100 Elkay employees
received Gold, Silver and Bronze
awards in six categories as part of
the company's recent 2002
Achieving Competitive
Excellence (a.c.e.) annual division
recognition program.
The a.c.e. Awards Program was
developed to recognize teams of
Elkay employees and business
partners for quantifiable
improvements in four main areas:
Product Development, Program
Development, Process
Development and Kaizen Process
Improvement. In addition, the
"President's Award of Special
Recognition" honored significant
contributions by individuals
throughout 2002, and the Elkay
"Plant of the Year" award
acknowledged several facilities
for best practices in the areas "of
People, Safety, Quality, Delivery
and Cost.
"Outstanding companies are the
result of outstanding employees,"
said Jim Scott, president of the
Elkay Division. "Eikay has an
outstanding staff and we hope to
nurture and to honor these exceptional
contributions on a grand
scale. From an operations and
production efficiency perspective,
our workers have helped
Elkay embrace world-class best
practices, which undoubtedly
have become our most competitive
advantage." *
The company's first annual division
recognition drew 77 nomi- 1
nations, which cited contributions
and programs that were
substantially completed during
the 2002 calendar year.
"Elkay employees help us
achieve competitive excellence
every day," noted John Heilstedt, ,
executive vice president, sales
and marketing. "What is especially
significant about these
awards is that nominations are
submitted by peers, who recognize
an individual's dedication
and contributions."
For more than 80 years, Elkay
Manufacturing Company has
been an innovative manufacturer
of stainless steel sinks, water
coolers, drinking fountains, water
filtration products and faucets for
residential and commercial use.
Headquartered in Oak Brook,
Illinois, Elkay is also the parent
company of E.B; Tecnica
Mexicana, Elkay Canada, as well
as Yorktownc Cabinets,
Medallion Cabinetry and
MasterCraf) Cabinets.
For more information, contact
Elkay. 2222 Camden Court, Oak
Brook, 111.60523, (630) 5748484,
or visit their Web site at
elkay.com. .