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 APRIL 30, 1973
 INTERVIEWER: LEW BARTON
 INTERVIEWEE: REVERAND WARD CLARK
 LUM 68A



 I: This is April 30, 1973, I'm Lew Barton interviewing for the History

 Department of the University of Florida and for the Doris Duke Foundation.

 Today we're over at the Lumbee Shopping Center in Maxton, North Carolina

 which is owned by Reverand Ward Clark and hes graciously consented to

 give us an interview. Reverand Clark, how do you spell your name?

 S: That's W-a-r-d. Ward. C-la-r-k. Clark.

 I: How many children do you have?

 S: I have six and families--three boys and three girls.

 I: Could you tell us their names and ages too if you can remember although

 fathers seldom can remember the ages of their children.

 S: We've got. the ddest boy is Tolbert Ray Clark and Ronald Clark

 and Delton Ray Clark. The girls, Jeneatte Locklear, and Ruby Clark,

 Carol Jean Clark.

I: I believe the only name there that would give us any trouble in

 spelling would be Tolbert? That's T-a-l. .

S: T-o-l-b-e-r-t.

I: Oh, I see, thank you very much. And, uh, who was it you married, Mr.

 Clark?

S: Ila Mae Jones.

I: You've got a tremendous shopping center here. Would you tell us what