EXTENSIONSCKNE
'jmucultural
intension
Hervice
In addition to the-regular N
; agricultural. 4-H. community "
and rural development, and b
home economics programs of ft
the'Robeson County Extensi-' d
on Service, we have a few
special programs that we U
seldpm publicize: yet. these ? '<
programs have significant 0
impact upon special clientele a
groups. a
One of those special pro- ?
gram s is the family education e
program that is staffed by two ri
paraprofessionals who receive P
all of their funding from s
federal sources through the A
Jt-T State University Agricul
tural Extension Program. The e
two paraprofcssional aides s
** ho are currently employed in 11
the family education pro- P
gram are Lucy Huggins and s
Ictrial Floyd. These two ?
idiv iduals work on apart time f;
asis helping limited resource
imilies improve their stan- s
ard of living. ? ?
Recently. A \ T Slate |
Iniversitv published a book- (
?t entitled Retro*peel Eighty <
ine which contained a feature
rticle on Lucy Huggins. The t
rticle salutes Lucy in additi- ?
n to giving a more complete |
xplanation of some of the t
esults of the family education |
rogram. I ant pleased to i
hare this article in its entire- j
v. I
Lucy Janes Huggins. family
ducat ion aide for the Robe
on County Agricultural Ex
tension Office, likes helping ,
icoplc. That's obvious in her i
mile, a smile that bnvhtens
rhen she's with one of her 48
tmilies.
And Lucy's smile is especi
ally bright when she talks
ibout the success of her
amities, such as (he elderly
rouplc from one at the rural
.-ommunilies in the county.
this particular couple had
>ccn doing their grocery
.hopping all their lives at a
ocal crossroads store because
hcv didn't have an automo
bile or any way to go
ylsewhere. And they were
.pending S70 to S75 a week on
"ood.
When Lucy learned this,
she knew the couple could
save money by going to a food
chain store in town and doing
comparison shopping. So
I ik-v nut theni in her car and
nwfc I hem there.
! he woman. .? ?- .,
tiail wed. h,..? .* ? paving |
for 4 pun ot t ??<.<* m 'he |
rural shm; she roriMlly
shopped in. Lucy sltow^d
how %ln- could btp a gallon ?A jj
( I. >i t. s ii.r JJ,. 1.1 io the c ha hi j
siniv and hclpoi her make T
similar comparisons on items.
By the ijjmc they w? re llir\>uph
with their shopping, the cou
ple had purchased their nor
mal week's supplies for only
S49!
"They w ere so amazed they
could not believe." Lucy
remembers with a smile.
"Thei were like kids when
they got into the car to go
home."
Now the couple goes to
town every week for tneir
shopping because Lucy ar
ranged free transportation for
them via the Kobeson County
Church and Community Cen
ter bus. And not only has Lucy
helped save this couple a lot
of money, she has also
introduced them to a new
source of companionship: of
ten the woman will ride the
bus for companionship. Lucy
notes.
|it pinglamdica makr bet
ki>?w >* ilvcir resource* n a
M? pan of Lucy's job at a
pmily education aide. Thai'*
b< cause ail of Lucy's families
fere liruucd-resourcc families
Jheir biggest problem is "not
janough money to go around."
?lie says.
Further, about 8S percent
are unemployed and have an
average education level of 8th
grade. Most of the families
are Lumbec Indians, but
seven families are black and
two are while.
Lucy tries to provide her
families with information that
will help them improve their
living conditions, help them
find employment, help them
better cope with their difficult
circumstances.
She stresses energy con
servation. comparative food
shopping, gardening,
money management, clothing
care, and listenfrtg. She di
rects them to agencies that
tuay be able tq help them,
iuch as the county depart
tnents of Health. Social Ser
vices, and Human Resource
Development. Often she finds
"that the Lumbee Regional
Development allocation cm
Iwlp them. And she cncour
ages them to join Extension
programs. ?*'
Lucy tries to visit Oith each
of her famUier about once a
month, at least. Since most of
the families are in rural
northern Robeson County,
that means she has to drive
about 175 to 200 miles a week.
(Only two of the families are
i^ Lumberton where the Ex
tension office is).
But Lucy doesn't mind that
at) all. "I love working with
people, to help them help
themselves to do better, to
make life a little more com
i fortable." she says softly, and
i with understanding.
She understands what it
means to be poor and a
minority because she is a
1 Lumbee Indian too.
"We were poor folks." says
the dark-eyed, smiling dau
ghter of a sharecropper, as
she remembers her own past.
"We had nothing but a lot of
love. That's why it's easy to
relate. When you've come
through something, you know
what it's like."
1 I
ABOUND PEMBROKE
Mrs. Bernard "Lillie Mac"
Lowry recently returned home
from Stuttgart, Germany
where she spent two weeks
visiting in the home of her son
and his family. Captain and
Mrs. Bernard F. Lowry Jr.
Mrs. Lowry along with her
hostess, visited many places
of interest in Frankfurt, Ger
many and also spent a week
end in Paris, France and
visited the famous Louvre
Museum. They saw some of
the most outstanding works of
art, such as the Winged
Victory the Venus of Milo,
and of course the beautiful
Mona Lisa. Upon leaving the
Louvre, she reported, we
went on to Montmartre Dis
trict where we had the
opportunity to see the beau
tiful and unusual Sacred
Heart Church and the Eiffel
Tower. They also visited the
world famous Painter's Squa
re of Paris. They also spent
some time viewing Place de
La Concorde, the Champs
Elyses, Arc de triumph and
the Notre Dame Cathedral.
They then went on to Versail
les which has been the
residenceof three Kings of
Frances, Louis XIV- the Sun
King who created the Cha
teau; Louis XV- the well
beloved and Louis XVI- with
Marie Antoniette, lived here
during the first days of the
French Revolution in 1789.
President Reagan visited here
the past summer. Mrs. Lowry
reports she had a wonderful
winter vacation.
Dinner guests Monday in
the home of Mrs. Dainty
Jones and family of Wellon
Street included a brother of
Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs.
Ellis Jones of the Fairmont
community and Joe Otten.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Lowry had as their guests
over t|je Christmas holidays,
Mr. and Mrs. James Strick
land and children, Christene
and Lee Ann of Charlotte and
Mrs. William B. Lowry and
children Joel and Kara Eliza
beth. ?
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Dial of
Lumberton were visited Sun
day afternoon by a cousin of
Mrs. Dial, Mrs. Dainty Jones,
Miss Rosa Locklear and Joe
Otten.
Dinner guests Monday in
the home of Mrs. Henry F.
SMith and children of Fourth
Street were an aunt and uncle
of Mrs. Smith, the Rev. and
Mrs. C.C. Allen Sr. of Lum
berton.
Mrs. Viola Brewington was
admitted in the Southeastern
General Hospital Tuesday
night and was put in the
Intensive Care Unit.
The Rev. Jack Hunt and
Mrs. Hunt of the Lumberton
area were guests Wednesday
evening in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Bazie Hardin and
son, Bazie Jr. Rev. Hunt
suffered a stroke some four
months ago and spent eleven
weeks recuperating in the
Cape Fear Valley Hospital of
Fayetteville. He remains un
der the care of his doctor and
is convalescing at his home.
Rev. Hunt can walk some
withthe aid of help. He is
reported to be improving
some but has a long way to go
before he is completely well.
Both he and his wife, Mrs.
Grace Hunt, still need your
prayers, support and love
offerings.
Mr. and Mrs. Murphy
Strickland of Lnmberton via*
ed will) Mrs. Strickland's
mother, Mrs. Dainty Jones
Saturday.
A family dinner was held
Saturday, Christmas Day. in
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Bazie Hardin and son Baste
Jr. with all of the children and
their families present: Or. and
Mrs. Ben Hardin of Lumber
ton;, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood
Hardin and daughter Cherisse
of Chapel Hill and two other
granddaughters, Miss Alicia
J. Hardin, a freshman at the
University of North Carohnar
Chapel Hill, and Christie J.
Hardin of Fayetteville. They
are the daughters at Mrs. Re?
Gutierrey of Fayetteville and
Benford Hardin, M.D. of
Lumberton. Also attending
the dinner was a brother of
Mr. Hardin, Dan Hardin.
Among other guests who
called in the afternoon to wish
the Hardins a Merry Christ
mas were Mrs. Virginia Green
of the Ever Green area, Mr.
and Mrs. Anker Bell of
Chapel Hill, Mrs. Lena J.
Dial, Mrs. Essie D. Locklear,
and Miss Robin Locklear.
ON Sunday a fish fry with
all the trimmings was held
in the Hardin home with all
members of the family in
attendance.
Mrs. Calton Oxendine Sr.
and family were visited dur
ing the Christmas holidays by
a son of Mrs. Oxendine. Mr.
& Mrs. Alton Oxendine and
family of Norfolk. Virginia
and two grandchildren, Miss
Tabbatha Oxendine and her
brother. Calton Oxendine III,
childrenof Mr. and Mrs.
Calton Oxendine of Charlotte,
also two other granddaugh
ters of Mrs. Oxendine, Miss
Myra Lock I ear and her sister.
Miss Sandra Locklear of Con
cord. daughters of Mrs. Joyce
Locklear.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Har
din of Chapel Hill celebrated
their 14th wedding anniver
sary December 22. Mr. Har
bin's parents, Mr. and MRs.
Bazie Hardin observed their
52nd weddffig anrtfVeYslYv
December 29th and Mr. Bazie
Hardin's sister ancf her hus
band. the Rev. and Mrs. C.C.
Allen Sr. celebrated their
52nd wedding anniversary
^ December 31. Mr. and Mrs.
Bazie Hardin have three
children and one granddau
ghter born in the month of
December.
Mr. and Mrs. Nehemiah
Rogers and daughters. Miss
Marian Rogers and Ms. Fran
ces Locklear of the Lumberton
area and Mr. and Mrs. Wylis
Rogers and family of the
Mount Airy community visit
ed in the home of Mrs. Dainty
Jones during the holidays.
BI0LE THOUGHT
I Timothy 616-S "But godli
ness with contentment is
ffeat gain. For we brought
nothing into the world and it
is certain we can carry
nothing out and having food
and raiment let us be there
with content.
CENTRAL TRUTH
Christ should be honored as
king of our lives. He deserves
our devotion and dedicated
service. He is not only our
saviour. He is our Lord.
BIRTHDAY PROVERBS FOR
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30
Psalms 119:105
Thy word is a lamp unto my
, feet and a light unto my path.
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Readying Your Home
For the HOLIDAYS
wnne tne last approacn
ing holidaya uaher in a time
for happy reunions, they
also involve extra work in
getting households in shape.
To help you minimise
the workload in preparing
the "holiday home" and
maximise results in your
schedule, here are some tips
from 3M house cleaning
experts:
? Don't do everything at
once. Stagger chores to keep
from overtiring yourself.
Drapes, one day, woodwork
the next, silver polishing the
next, and so oa
? Prepare special dishas
and desserts beforehand,
then frewM thenu
^Xttszistr
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tracked-in mud or enow
and the inevitable apilled
drink*? and canape* that
land upaide down on the
floor. Now ia the time to
protect your rug* and car
pets from noil and ?taine -
by shampooing them with
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