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"We cannot know where
we are going if we do not
know where we have been."
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Gary Lamb and Fraacy
Adler sang some songs at the
PSU homecoming banquet,
giving the audience a preview
of their performances In "C?
brat," scheduled Thursday,
Friday and Saturday night* at
8 p.m. In the PSU Performing
Arts Center.
BALTIMORE, Ml). 15 UKE
DOWN HOME IN
MANY WAYS
I just returned from a trip
to Baltimore, Md... specifi
cally to attend the 14th
Annual Homecoming services
at South Broadway Baptist
Church and generally to visit
with newly found friends like
Earl and Lorraine Brooks with
whonl I stayed and many
others.
It was an exciting and
enjoyable time for me.
Friends, as I see it, are more
important than things or
money.
I was privileged to ride to
Baltimore with Rev. Tony
Brewinaton. the superinten
dent of missions of tfie Burnt
Swamp Baptist Association,
who was die afternoon speak
er. Accompanying us, also,
were Hartman Brewington,
Grady Harris, John G. Deese
and Mr. A Mrs. Joseph
LocMear.
Rev. James Dial, the pastor
of South Broadway Baptist
Church, brought the morning
message. In between, fellow
ship and food were much in
evidence. It was just like
being "down home" away
from home. It is estimated
that some 1500 people atten
ded the day long services, in
cluding a singing in the after
noon at which the Jacobs
Family of Mt. Elim Baptist
Church in Hoke County and
the New Psalmist Male Choir
of New Point Baptist Church
in Baltimore singing resound
ing and fervent praises to the
glory of God
When our people move to
Baltimore they carry their
attitudes, modes of religious
worship and the ability to cook
food Robeson County style
with them. ?<?<
It is true that Baltimore,
Md. is like "down home" in
many ways.
Hopefully, next week, we'll
have some photos and more to
herald the joy of homecoming
at South Broadway Baptist
Church in Baltimore.
Until then, thanks to my
gracious hosts, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Brooks, for helping to
make my trip to Balrtmore a
pleasurable experience.
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Ice pack relieves arthritis
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Arthritis has always been a mystery. Many have
sought relief from copper bracelets. Others, from
spectttdiete. But liketttfeer. or app?n&bm\*fr&i
remedies seem to wqfj^ but its cause, control, and'
cure remain a mystery.
An item concerning arthritis recently crossed my
attention. Relief to arthritic knees has been obtained,
according to it, by wrapping an ice pack around the
knee three times daily for about 20 minutes. The cold
acts to block pain and triggers release of the body's
natural opiates. This re
verses the old concept
where heat was applied!
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'How to bring heating bills
undercontrol'
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lear. [Elmer Hunt photo]
Mrs. Linda Locklear and
Mr. Jim Autry of Lumbce
River Electric Membership
Corporation rendered a very
timely program to the Pem
broke Extension Home makers
Club at their monthly meeting
on cutting home heating
costs.
Explaining how homemak
ers can Enow when there is a
loss of heat, Mr. Autry
showed club members how to
insulate walls, floors and
attic, where and how to use
caulking, weathet proofing
windows and doors, also
weatheisnipping in conserv
ing energy. There was also
information on bow the kitch
en can be made more energy
saving by proper use of hot
water heater, electric oven
and wine use of small appli
Mrs Lacy Locfclear, dub
president, presided. The
group sang America and their
opening song also recalling
important dates on the Feb.
- calendar enjoyed songs of
"Mv Valr ntine" and' < iconic
Washington Cut the Cbeny
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Mrs. Lucy Bell Brooks gave
a very inspirational devotional
program. Tfie roll call and
minutes were ready by the
secretary, Mrs. Theodore
Lowery. Mrs. James Brew
ington gave the treasurer's
report.
Mrs. Woodrow Cummings
gave a report on "Home Fire
Escape Plans." Using a large
drawing of her floor plan she
pointed out various escape
routes in case of fire. She
asked each member to draw a
plan of their home with
possible escape routes and
bring them to the April
meeting and to think through
how children and invalids
could be evacuated.
Mrs. Sadie Ray Blanks
reported that "I Can Do It"
booklets are not available.
Home makers were inform
ed about the County Fashion
Revue scheduled April 8th at
the O.P. Owens Building in
Lumberton All seamstresses
were invited to participate
and should get in touch with
Mrs. Molly Brilcy. home
agent. Members were also
briefed on Spring of 82
fashions, noting that hats are
in and skirt lengths are
irrelevant these days.
Three prospective members
were welcomed and invited to
join the club.
Plans were completed for a
tour of Florence,SC and mem
bers were invited to tour the
Solar Home that is on exhibit
in Red Springs Feb. 20-21 and
27-28. The home will be open
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Settings and 1 p.m. to 4:30
p.m. on Sundays.
The Club and Kitchen Band
will meet to practice at the
home of Mrs. Lucy Locklear at
7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19 in
preparation for the public
performance soon.
Mrs. Margaret Brooks urg
ed members 'o bring postage
stamps to the April meeting
for the "Feed the Hungry"
program.
Following the reading of
the club collect the meeting
was adjourned.
Co.hostesses Mrs. Marsh
all Locklear and Mrs. Lucy
l ocklear served cherry tarts,
ham swirls, roasted nuts and
coffee to 12 members and
three guests.
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Rugged Individualist:
One who can eat chicken
with his fingers without
making any excuses.
-News, Buffalo.
They Worked
Ever wonder how .
grandmother could
endure those antique
chairs? Well,, the answer i
is she was tired when she
sat. down.
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-Tribune, Oskaloosa, la.
Professionals Needed
An expert is the fellow
called in at the last minute
to share the blame.
?Record. Mankato, Kan. *
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The first thing for a
man to do after he finds
he's been born equal, is to
try to outgrow it.
-Record, Columbia, S.C.
End Of An Era'
He may be just a little
boy at heart, but you can't
amuse him with lollipops .
and marbles.
-Gosport, Pensacola.
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NOSTALGIC BACKWARL
GLIMPSES
\ by Lew Barton
I stood on the street corner
in front of SaUie Jane's Home
Cooking Cafe in Lumberton,
NC. watching my favorite
Tobacco Market entertainer.
Bill Jones, as he plunked
away at his guitar and sang.
It was the most glorious time
of the year, the opening day of
the tobacco markets;1 and as I
looked about me, hopeful of
seefofe' once long
unseen acquaintances, I could
see that Robeson'k county
seat was crowded as usual.
A swarthy, bunketed-over
fanner tossed Bill a half-doll
ar coin. "Play,'Happy Days
Are Here Again,' " he""
requested.
Bill did...and they werel
Tobacco market season dur
ing my boyhood was the gala
occasion of the year. The only
thing that drew larger crowds
was the annual county fair.
But at the moment, 1 had
eyes and ears only for Bill
Jones, one of die guitar-pick
ingest persons it has ever
been my good fortune to hear.
Bill was not only a Lumbee.
He looked Indian. And I
didn't have to tell him I was
one of his most ardent fans.
He'd seen my eager, young
face nearby too often to doubt
that. And a few times he'd
even handed back the hard
earned nickle I'd laid at his
feet. "Listen free, boy.
Listen free. Don't worry.
Someone else'll pay." And
they always did. Nickles,
dimes and quarters. Lots of
them. And sometimes, there
was a dollar, too, or even a
five.
bo 1 went to tobacco market
whenever I could. And
listened to Bill Jones a lot.
Because he could get sounds
out of "that sinful box" 4*0
never heard anyone get out of
a guitar before.
One day he said, "you like
my music, don't you, boy?"
"Yes sir," I .remarked
meekly.
"Ain't you Harker Barton's
boy?"
"Yes sir." i> ??? M~
"Little u? mill man?"
"Yes sir."
"I've tripped slab* for 1m
many a day. Tobacco Market
don't last all year round, you
know."
"Yes sir. I know; bat 1 sure
wish it did."
Nobody but a Lumbee can
put the three words"why don'I
you" into one word. But Bill
was a Lumbee. and he did.
"Wh'on't you learn to pick
yourself, boy?"
"1 got no guitar and got
nobody to teach me."
"Well, go to the pawn
shop. Guitar-pickers are al
ways gettin' hard-up an'
hockin' their instruments. An'
wait right here. Soon's busi
ness slackens, I'll draw you
off some chords so you can go
home and practice."
Bill Jones drew me the first
guitar chords I ever learned,
on the back of a paper bag.
1 got a guitar, all right. It
cost me $3. And it didn't
chord "easy," like Bill's big,
shiny, expensive guitar. But it
was enough to start with, and
I got started.
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i ve oeen piaying guitar
from that day to this, mostly
for my own entertainment.
But i've also done some semi
professional work, if you'd
rather not call it professional,
ft has included house calls,
parties, street corners, tobac
co markets, medicine shows,
stage performances, church
es, bars, what-have-you. but
mostly always, I played with
someone else. I have also
performed on radio and tele
vision, including the UNC
TV network.
I didn't make a lot of
money. But I sure had a lot of
fun, And I got to travel and
meet people on a scale that
was unbelievable. Once I was
even invited to perform at the
wedding of a girl ?d dated
earlier. She was marrying
someone else, however, so my
musk couldn't have been all
that successful, after all.
I've played with a good
many Xumbee , musicians.
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row Locklear. Quiact Monroe.
Bock Lowry, Leslie Charts.
Earl Sampson, and the late
Anson Locklcar, Vera Maynor
Lowry, one of the Charts
Brothers (Jimmie), Whistling
Rufus. Warren G. Lowry....
mote of them, really, than I
can now recall.
Two things I've got to say
for Lumbee musical talent:
it's plentiful and if s good.
It needs encouragement and
the effort needs funds.
Don't become interested in
music because yon want to
become rich and famous-few
people do. Do it for your own
entertainment and your own
enrichment. Nothing can be
as nicely said as through
music. Little David, the sheep
watching, harp- plucking boy
who later became one of the
most famous kings in history,
discovered that a long time
Music softens and mellows
a man. It is something with
which he can relax and into
which he can escape the harsh
realities of life.
I faced a lot of prejudice
when I started fooling around
with music. A "box" (guitar)
was the tool of the devil, some
said, wagging their heads.
There is even an ancient
tradition among our people to
the effect that one can learn to
be a great guitar player by
going to the crossroads- any
deserted crossroads- seven
times at midnight with your
"box." ON the seventh night,
the Devil supposedly will
meet you there and teach you
to play...like no one else
around.
No, I never tried that.
WHO KNOWS?
1. What was O.Henry's
real name?
2. With what does Pale
ontology deal?
3. What was the salary of
a U.S. Representative in
1949?
4. What does the law
classify as "personal
property"?
5. What are prunes?
6. Which President
served the shortest term?
7. What does the term
"modus viviendi" mean?
8. Where can the Golden
Rule be found?
9. Name the 2 countries
and 1 state that has the
longest coastline in the
Western Hemisphere.
10. When did World War'l
begin?
Aaswan T* Wkt Kamn
1. William Sydney
Porter.
2. The study of fossils.
3. Salary $12,500 a year,
$2,500 for expenses.
4. Tangible property that
can be transferred from
one person to another.
5. Sun-dried plums.
6. William H. Harrison,
one month-he died of
pneumonia.
7. Latin phrase, meaning
"way of living."
8. Matthew 7:12.
9. Canada. Alaska and
Mexico.
lO.On July 28, 1914.
Positive Proof
The most impressive
testimony for tolerance is
a golden wedding anni
versary.
-Times, Marshalltown, la.
Definition
Adolescence: The day
when a girl's voice
changes from "No" to
"Yes".
-Gosport, Pensacola.
Call 521-2826
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? A LETTER FROM THE PEOPLES' CANDIDATE I
1 FOR SHERIFF OF ROBESON COUNTY (
My Fellow Citizens: ?
After giving much thought to g
seeking a public office and receiving M
much support and encouragement j
from numerous private citizens, vari- C
ous local and county law enforcement ?
officers and elected county officials, I 3
decided to offer myself as a candidate ?
for the Office of Sheriff of Robeson m
County. Although certain support had ?
encouraged me to seek another 3
elected county position, the over- M
whelming majority of the people with J
whom I discussed the matter, Inclu- C
ding elected county officials from my ?
district, actively supported my decisi- 3
on to seek the office of Sheriff. It was m ?
the concensus of the people that our m
I county is in the throes of a crime wave with which the incumbent is ///- m
equipped to deal. According to official statistics, the rate of breaking and ?
entering has almost doubled during the tenure of Sheriff Hubert Stone while a
the murder rate has increased almost six-fold with many of these murders a
remaining unsolved. Yet, Stone was quoted in the local news as saying that j
the "crime rate has been the lowest in the past three years that it has ever C
been." a
In the face of this mounting crime wave where no citizen's life or property ?
appears to be safe, seemingly Sheriff Stone is sanctioning and encouraging a
political activity of County Deputies on his behalf during normal working m
hours while on the public payroll in violation of the very law that each is a
sworn to uphold. For instance, a local policeman accompanied a county ?
deputy to the Sheriff's Office in a public vehicle while the deputy was on duty a
to pick up Stone's campaign material for distribution. When elected Sheriff I m
pledge to the people of Robeson that public safety will be the prime and only C
concern of the deputies under my authority, and that I will not require nor ?
encourage any deputy to feel obligated to engage in political activity on my ?
behalf. J
J Let it be understood that I am a serious and committed candidate for the %
1 office of Sheriff of Robeson County. I am not conceding any bloc or group of C
m voters to the incumbent, in fact my candidacy has received wide- spread 9
? support from ail races and communities within our county. With your vote M
M and support, our county can experience a dramatic decrease in serious crime 1
such as occurred In neighboring Cumberland County which had a twenty C
percent [20%] decrease this past year. #
1 mcdufPTeWmmings i
I Candidate for Sheriff )
? Capable Leadership For A Better Tomorrow f
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