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VOLUME 32 NUMBER 44 THURSDAY. NOVEMBER U. 2004 \ V J / 2?
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A Front Page Editorial
Conflicts of Interest continue within LTG
and ethics seems to be a distant dream
Reports in local newspapers tell us that our Tribal Administrator
Leon Jacobs involved himself in tribal elections November 2nd One
of the candidates. Danitc Locklcar. has filed a grievance with the
elections board slating that Jacobs was campaigning in the District
12 race where she was challenging incumbent Montford Dial. Jr If we
say. editorially speaking, that our tribal administrator continues to
embarrass us. would anyone be surprised' We wish Jacobs would
confine himself to performing the duties of tribal Administrator We
remind the tribal membership that w e arc paying hint S150.000 to do
so Some of the problems he is causing can be avoided Common
sense tells us that no employee of the tribal government should involve
themselves in an election The;, should appear neutral whether
they arc or not.
This brings us to this point An ordinance on Conflict of Interest
and Ethics This would solve the problem of employees involving
themselves in elections Yes. they have a right to vote, but they should
by ordinance be proliibited from campaigning for candidates for tribal
council or chairman We editorially ask the old council members as
well as new ones coming on in January to immediately institute a
policy on ethics and conflict of interest.
We also found it interesting that following the meeting of the board
of elections, one of the Supreme Court Justices called Ms. Emma
Locklear, Chairman of the Elections Board and told her they should
not continue with a new election If this is true as reported, the
Justice should immediate!) recuse himself from any discussion or
involvement in hearing evidence about whether or not they will issue
an injunction to stop the December 14 election the Board of Elections
has set. The Justice has already prejudiced himself and the chances
of being impartial and objective arc far removed from hint We hear,
although we cannot document this, that the Justice was the Rev.
Tony Hunt, w ho is Chief Justice as well as pastor of Galilee Baptist
Church We hopcthis is not accurate information on the "Preacher "
We hope his own personal convictions and integrity would prevent
him from interfering w ith a decision made by the Board of Elections
We would really love to stop editorially speaking on our tribal government,
but they keep violating our document, not to mention, continuing
to embarrass us publicly.
We have heard that HUD has stated that it is not illegal for an
elected official to subcontract work for themselves, as long as they
are not the contractor. We hav e not heard that in an official capacity
from HUD, although we do wait for their response to that question
Nevertheless, it does not matte r if it is legal, it is morally and ethically
wrong. We once again call on those council members who arc self
serving, Henry Clay Cliavis, A1 Locklcar, Rev. Jimmy Hunt, and any
others who derive a portion of their living from providing services to
themselves (the council) to step down immediately. We do not expect
them to enact a Conflict of Interest Ordinance and cut their
livelihood, nor do we expect them to support it, but we again ask
them publicly to step down or institute a policy and give us the
appearance of having some personal ethics Our government will
never function as it should as long as we have council member who
serve themselves and not the tribal membership
And Rev. Hunt, please, don't cause us to question your integrity.
If you have already interfered by contacting Emma Lee Locklear
about a matter that is before the court, recuse yourself Somebody in
our government MUST start doing the right thing Why not you.
Rev. Hunt???? And if it wasn't you, find out who it was, and reprimand
them and force them to recuse themselves Do the right thing!!!
Protect the integrity of the Court, thereby protecting the integrity of
our Constitution
This article was written by the editor, Connee Brayboy, and does
reflect the opinions of the editor solely.
Tribal Elections Board sets
new elections in two districts
The Lumbcc Tribal Elections Board with Mrs Emma Lee Locklear
serving as Chairman lias certified all of the election results from Tuesday,
November 2. 2004, except two In these races, the Board of Elections
has declared a new election to be held December 14th A new
election in Districts L2 and 13 was announced at the Board of Elections
meeting. The Board found enough irregularities in these two
districts to warrant a new election
In district 12 incumbent Monford Dial. Jr defeated Danito Locklear
by 2 votes. The reason for declaring a new election in that district
was because one of the polling sites was moved after the election
had begun. The site was moved after several people had already
voted at Townsend Middle School The site was moved to the fire
station in Maxton. Locklear protested this action at the Elections
Board meeting. The Board agreed with her that it should not have
been done and could have prevented people from voting and caused
confusion when people did not know where the polling site was
Alton Locklear, the incumbent in District 13 which also includes
Cumberland County, is apparently very upset by the Board's decision.
Ricky Burnctte. the challenger in that district documented several
instances of people being allowed to vote outside the district.
Alton Locklear had won that races according to unofficial totals by
15 votes.
Locklear has filed a request for an injunction to stop the new election
with the Lumbee Tribal Court It is his contention that the Board
. of Elections does not have the authority to set aside an election and
set a new one. The Lumbcc Constitution, however, gives full authority
to the Elections Board, an independent entity, to make all decisions
relative to elections
The Carolina Indian
Voice pays special
tribute to our
Veterans!
If you are reading this
in safety,
| thank a Veteran
Red Springs Arts Councii
to sponsor contra dance
Red Springs - The Red Springs Arts Council will sponsor a contra
dance on Saturday night. November 20th The dance will be held in
the old gym at the Flora Macdonald Academy in Red Springs and will
feature live "old tunc" and contra dance miisic with Linda Hunt on
keyboard and Buz Lloyd on fiddle Linda Thomas will be the caller for
this dance and she is equally talented with beginners and long-term
dancers
According to Arts Council President. John Bowman. "Contra dancing
is a form of traditional folk dancing that is similar to square dancing,
but sets of couples danee in facing lines It is an easy form of
dance to lcam. the music is lihdy and the dancing can be vigorous No
experience is necessary as each dance is taught by the caller, and with
Linda Thomas, we will have one of the best callers around. She will
have you cutting the rug. if you have never dance before And you
don't have to dance if you don't want to; the music is a treat in and of
itselfl" The dance will'bcgin at 8 00 p m.. but these will be free contra
dance instruction before the dance at 7; 30 taught by experienced dancers
Both couples and singles are welcomed Tickets for the Saturday
night dance arc $5 and will be .available at the door
This event is supported by a Grassroots grant from the North Carolina
Arts Council, a state agency. For more information, call (910) 8432228
or 843-3559
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First United Methodist |
Church Pembroke, . -1
Annual Christmas Bazaar j
Church next to town park Hwy 711
Plants, Crafts and baked goods will be sold
Friday. November 19.2004 from 5:00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. \
And
Saturday, November 20, 2004 from 8:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.j
Sponsored by: First United Methodist Women
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Church Bazaar planned at
Chestnut Street UMC
An "Old Fashion Down-home Church Bazaar" will be held at Chestnut
Street United Methodist Church in Lumbcrton NC, on November
13.2004. from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM Eight shops will be set up so you
can travel to the Casserole Comer. Basket BouUquc, Fanner's Market.
Grandma's Attic, Kid's Place with Santa. Bakery shop, Holiday House
and the Cozy Tea Room The Tea Room opens at 8:30 AM for breakfast
Proceeds will go to the Building Fund. The church is located on
the corner of Eighth and Chestnut Street. For more information, call
738-3301
Gertrude Canady Blanks
celebrates 93th birthday
Gertrude Canady Blanks of St. Pauls celebrated her 93rd Birthday,
October 18, 2004 with her children, grandchildren, and great
grandchildren at the Sandpiper. She is the wife of the late Prontis
Blanks and the daughter of the late H B. and Jane Revels Canady
Millennium Awards Dinner will
honor health professionals
The annual Millennium Award Dinner of the American Indian Mothers,
Inc. will honor men and women who have provided distinguished
leadership and who are providing leadership and service in the health
professions and related health services. The Award Dinner will be
held November 19 at 7:00 PM at Porter Pla/a in Pembroke
Millennium Warrior Awards will be presented to Dr Martin L Brooks
of Pembroke and Dr Kathleen Revels of Henderson, North Carolina
Awards will be presented posthumously to Zclma Lowry Maynor, the
first Lumbec Indian to return to serve in Robeson County after completing
training at Philadelphia General Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Dr. Johnny Lowry, the first Lumbcc orthopedic surgeon
who completed training in Tennessee and Viola Lowry, the first Lumbcc
Indian nurse who completed training in Tennessee.
? The Governor Locklcar Award will be presented to the Red Springs
Robeson Family Practice Clinic of Dr Kenneth Locklearand Dr Herman
Chavis and to the Cherokee Diabetes Clinic on thcQualla Boundary
Reservation in Cherokee, North Carolina, organizations that have
served the health needs of American Indian people
American Indian Mothers will introduce the Order of the Medicine
Wheel and will induct American Indian health professionals, health
service providers and other health related workers into this Order at
the November 19 Awards Banquet The Order of the Medicine Wheel
will be open to pharmacists, physicians and surgeons, nurses, nursing
assistance, dentist and other health professionals and providers
These individuals will be appropriately recognized and participate in
a formal induction
Dinner reservations can be made by calling 910-843-9911 Tickets
arc available at $35 per couple, $25 per individual, and $5 per child
underage 10 Corporate tables for 16 guests can be reserved for $500
and for 8 guests for $250. Reservations and requests for tickets should
be completed by November 1st
Please make a note of the new phones numbers
for the Carolina Indian Voice.
910-521-0796
910-521-0992
910-521-9154
And the new fax number
910-521-7670
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Essay Contest by
Mensa Foundtion
The Mensa Education ;ind Research Foundation (MERF) is inviting
applications for its annual essay contest Scholarship winners
will receive awards of $1000, based on an essay of not over 550
words describing their academic and career goals. Eligibility requirements
for a general MERF scholarship arc:
?United States citizenship or permanent legal residence
?Enrollment at any level (undergraduate or graduate) at any accrcdiicd
U S institution of post-sccondarv education for Fall, 2005,
at ihc time the scholarship is awarded.
General MERF scholarships arc awarded with no restrictions regarding
age, gender, academic grade-point average, or financial
need Applicants may also choose to be considered for specific
award categories which do carry specific criteria. Requirements and
descriptions of these awards are listed on the application forms.
Winners will be announced in May / June, 2005.
Applications forms may be requested by SENDING A STAMPED,
SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE to the following address:
MENSA Scholarships
P.O. Box 1179
CarrboroNC 27510
This address is to be used ONLY by applicants whose legal residence
is in General and Eastern N.C. (roughly, from GreensboroHigh
Point eastwards), OR who will be attending, in Fall 2005, an
accredited educational institution in this area. For further information,
write to the internet at <http: // merf.us.mensa.org/ scholarships
/ zipfinder. php>
All request for applications must be postmarked by December 31,
2004, and all essays, with completed application forms, must be
postmarked no later than January 15,2005.
For general information on American Mensa, write, call or visit:Amcrican
Mensa Ltd.
1229 Corporate Drive West
Arlington TX 76006-6103
Tel (817)649-2200
www. us. mensa. org
College Tuition Assistance
A conservative estimate of college costs for a full-time student runs
rom $10,000-530,000, high cost colleges can run from $40,000-5100,000!
vlost parents and students think that scholarships are only for the
students with excellent grades, low-income families, or the athletically
inclined A small example of the numerous scholarships available to
students include: Handicapped Student Scholarships, Members of a
Church Scholarships, Scholarships for"C" Students, \fctcran Children's
Scholarships, Scholarships for Minorities and much, much more.
Though the majority of scholarships are from the Federal Government
and arc merit and/or need-based, millions of dollars are available
to students from private sector scholarships. Much of private sector
financial aid goes unused because the parents and students do not
know how or where to apply.
There are organizations that have spent hundreds of hours in research
locating scholarship sources. The U.S. Commission for Scholastic
Assistance - College Bound is such an organization and supplies
the public with over 1000 different private scholarships sources. The
scholarship list include the scholarship names, addresses, application
deadlines, summaries about the scholarships and the amount the scholarship
will pay your child
Many scholarships pay the entire tuition, others can be applied towards
tuition, living expenses, and/or other fees. Most scholarships
can be used at junior colleges, career and vocational schools, 4 year
colleges, graduate schools, medical and law schools.
For more information on obtaining these scholarship list, send a selfaddressed,
stamped, business size, #10, envelope to: The U.S. Commission
for Scholastic Assistance, P.O. Box 650067, Potomac Falls, VA
20165-0067
Local students included in
High school Who's Who
The students on the enclosed list are from your area and are included
in the 2003-2004 Edition of Who's Who Among American
High School Students - Sports Edition.
Who's Who - Sports Edition, published by Educational Communications,
Inc , Austin, Texas, is part of the largest recognition program
in the nation honoring high scnool students. The Who's Who - Sports
Edition honors outstanding student-athletes.
Athletes are nominated by coaches, teachers and sports organizations
based on athletic achievement and participation in curricular
activities.
Who's Who - Sports Edition students also compete for $ 10,000 in
scholarship awards. The book is also distributed on a complimentary
basis to high schools, colleges & universities and public libraries
throughout the country.
Local student-athletes selected include:
28358 Lumberton
BETHEA. JASMINE M CHAMBERLAIN. KEVIN
CHAMBERS, KIMBALL J KING, NIYA S
28364 MAXTON
IjOCKL.EAR, LAUREN
28377 RED SPRINGS
MITCHELL, AMBER
28383 ROWLAND
MCCALLUM. JAMES P
Cultural Day in the Park
planned at NCICC
November 20 will begin opening of the gates at the North Carolina
Indian Cultural Center at 7:00 A.M. Tfie day will begin with a Pork and
Wild Game Cook-Off. Judging of cakes, pics, pastries, jam and jellies,
pickles and preserves will be held at the Longhousc at the Cultural
Center At 10 AM, a Parade will begin and will be followed by activities
in the park - speeches by state and local officials, cultural demonstrations,
performance by Star Search and Talent Show Winners and other
performing groups throughout the day.
Admission will be $1 00 for adults, $1.00 for school students, and
children 54 and under and Senior Citizens will be admitted free of charge
Vendor Exhibits
Vendors arc invited to exhibit in the park area For fees and set up
instnictions, contact 910-843-9911.