The Robesonian from Lumberton, North Carolina • Page 4

Page -1-- The Robesonian, Nj B. 1976 I. M. Biggs, right, introduces (front left) Adelaide Behan, Horace Mitchell Baker and his daughter Catharine Biggs Arrowood. Sandy Dexter Brooks (left) and Benjamin Adrian Currence (right) wait as Arnold Locklear introduces them.

Craig Ellis (left) of Scotland County presents the newest member of his firm, Edward Hayes Johnston. Earl Homer Strickland (left) is introduced to the court by Knox Chavis. Woodberry Bowen (left) makes the introduction for George Wright Lennon. New Careers Begin In Robeson County's New Court House The new lawyers receive the good wishes and congratulations of friends. Some wood shavings, a tew tools, and workers in khaki gave evidence that the new Robeson County Courthouse is officially still 'under Nonetheless about 250 persons filed into the second floor Superior Courtroom Friday afternoon to witness the swearing in of eight young attorneys and to get a first glimpse of the soon-to-be- opened $2.4 million structure.

By general consensus spectators were impressed with both; The eight new lawyers represents the largest class to be sworn in as officers of the court in Robeson County. The class was also unusual in its make-up: two.women, one Black, two Indians, three white men. The women, Catherine Biggs Arrowood and Adelaide Behan, were both introduced to members of the. local bar association as well as to the court by Mrs. Arrowood's father, attorney I.M.

Biggs. A graduate of Lumberton High School, Mrs. Arrowood received both her bachelor and legal degrees from Wake Forest University. She is employed by the Anti-Trust Division of the North Carolina Attorney. General's office and lives with her husband, Joseph Arrowood, in Raleigh.

Ms. Behan, 25, also received her legal studies at Wake Forest. Her undergraduate work was done at St. Boneventure. The daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Austin G. Behan, Erie, Pennsylvania, she is employed by Biggs. Also introduced by Biggs was another new employee, Horace Mitchell Baker III, son of Dr. and Mrs.

H.M. Baker Jr. of Lumberton. Baker, 25, graduated from Lumberton High and Wake Forest. Pembroke attorney Arnold (Continued on Page 3) Bill Price Photos Karen Vela Story Members of the Robeson County Bar Association watch the ceremonyfrom the jury box.

Not everyone found the ceremony interesting Currence shows his newly signed papers to his enough to stay awake for. Four year old Trey, gran- er dson of Mr. and Mrs. Carr Gibson, caught a quick nap. i tv.