Thursday, September 9, 1976
Smithtown Senior Citizens
End Summer Activities
With a Cookout
REFLECTIONS
Dy Airo Oxendine
Although the first cool
winds of autumn have arrived,
it wasn’t enough to end the
summer activities for some of
the senior citizens of Robeson
County. The accompanying
pictures are proof that such
fun times are far from over.
A fine group of senior
citizens from the LRDA spon
sored Smithtown Neighbor
hood Service Center spent the
day cooking out, playing gam
es and swimming Tuesday at
the Livingston Johnston Rec
reational Park in nearby Hoke
County.
People often picture older
adults as whiling away their
time in a rocking chair watch
ing the world go by. Yester
day’s activities by these Senior
Citizens proved that such
notions are nonsense. It was a
job by the younger staff just to
keep up with these sprightly
people once they get going.
The day started with a cook
out of the usual fare of fried
chicken, bar-be-que, potato
salad, slaw and sweet peas,
and ending with some delici
ous sweet potato pie and
chocolate cake. It took every
one nearly an hour to recover
from a pleasureable case of
over indulgence.
Some of the center’s staff
members finally got up enou
gh energy to set up a volley
ball net and they and some of
the ladies joined together for a
short game. The ladies played
with the enthusiasm that
would have been the envy of
any Olympic team. As the day
wore on, the sun reached
overhead and the air had
warmed a bit, someone sug
gested that a dip in the river
would be appropriate. Again,
these charming senior citizens
proved their mettle at active
participation; they marched
right in, clothes and all. The
chill of the water was soon'
forgotten in the ensuing horse
play as can be seen in one
of the pictures, before it was
over, the ladies in showing
their appreciation, managed to
dunk one of the young staff
members, much to her sur
prise. The swimming conclud
ed the day’s activities.
The Smithtown Neighbor
hood Service Center is the
latest one to be established
under the sponsorship of
LRDA. It has a staf of three
and serves the Indian com
munities located in the wes
tern most part of Robeson
County. The center is operated
by Melba Lowry, director, with
staff members Brenda Lock
lear and Eldon Bell. Any
person interested in knowing
more about the services offer
ed there may call 844-3903
between the hours of 8:30 a.
m. and 5:00 p. m. Monday
through Friday.
STAFF MEETING
Wednesday is Staff Mee
ting day at the Robeson
County Church and Commun
ity Center. On this day each
week the close-to-fifty staff
members come together to
share experiences and make
reports, evaluate progress,
coordinate efforts, and plan for
the coming weeks. As we
revise out program and plan
our activities from week to
week, we are reminded that
the over-all objective of the
Center is to help persons in
this area-from all backgrounds
to build a better life for
themselves and their families.
Last Wednesday I was in
volved in several meetings. It
was late afternoon when I
stopped by the Voice office to
leave my copy for this column.
When I got home around
6:00 I was relieved to see that
preparations for supper were
already underway. (One of the
advantages of being married
to an expert cook!)
So I rushed to the washer to
get a load of clothes going
before stopping to eat. 1
noticed one of the children
complaining that there was no
ice for the tea. About the time
I had half the clothes thrown in
the washer, my husband called
to me to get some ice from his
mother. I. was really aggra
vated! But, somehow the
children suddenly seemed to
have disappeared. So I reluc
tantly made my way across the
vacant field to my mother- in
-law’s, got the ice, and rushed
lOack to put the rest of the
Jothes in the washer.
As I came in the door, I saw
the colorful cake on the dining
room table! In the rush of the
day’s activities I had almost
forgotten that this was August
25- our special day!
Can it really be 17 years
since we “tied the knot?’’ It's
hard to believe- until I look up
at my nearly 6-feet tall son, or
until I trade clothes with my
ninth-grade daughter. I do still
have one son smaller than I am
“holding the fort” at the
“graded school.”
The delicious anniversary
meat prepared by Leon and the
children reminded me of our
first anniversary. Donny, six
weeks old, looded up at me
and smiled that afternoon..
Judy Bohrer dropped by with a
bouquet of flowers. Even
though it was rainy and dreary
outside, I wanted us to have a
family picture for our anniver
sary.
So Leon took “the baby”
and me by the church parson
age, where Bob and Neila
Mangum. and young daughter
Phyllis, were living. As it
turned out. the flash bulbs did
not work.
But I do have a picture- in
my mind- of Neila inviting me
to the table, of a dellcions
meal. For dessert we had the
top tier of our wedding cake,
which Leon had managed to
slip out of the freezer that
afternoon.
And then, of course, there is
another picture in my mind, a
picture of that Tuesday night
,the year before- when I wore a
white ballerina-length wed
ding gown, marched down the
church aisle on my brother’s
arm, shared in sacred vows at
the altar, and walked back
down the same aisle with my
husband, as “Mrs. Oxendine.’*
The Smithtown Senior Citizens
eitjoyed a cook out recently at
Livingston Johnson park In
Hoke County. Pictured above
are some of the senior citizens
from that oronn. left to rioht.
thev arc: Annie Jones. Carlec
Chavis, Eva Locklear, staff
member, Georgle Locklear,
Lillie McGlrt. The staff mem
ber who is being ducked
remains unidentified.
During scpiemuer and Oc
tober, the Robeson County
Planetarium will offer a unique
experience for the public— a
seminar on astronomy in se
quence.
James A. Hooks, Planetari
um director, who will conduct
the programs, states that the
four evening presentations will
be entitled “The Four T’s,”
signifying “Truth Through the
Telescope.” Held on two
consecutive Tuesdays and two
consecutive Thursdays, the
programs will demonstrate the
techniques of the Planetarium
and how it can be used to
locate difficult objects in the
night sky. The presentations
will begin with finding the
most prominent constellations
in the heavens and will then
proceed to the celestial co
ordinate system.
The -’minzr will be held at
Engagement Announced
snown Mwve ure
the Smithtown Senior Citizens
group. They are, left to right:
Georgle Locklear, Penicia
Scott, Annie Jones, Mrs.
Richardson, Lillie McGlrt, Lu-
zanna Locklear, Melba Lowry,
director, Calrlee Chavis and
Hattie Mae Locklear.
Mr. and Mrs. Courtney of
Kalamazoo, Michigan an
nounce the engagement and
approaching marriage of their
daughter, Linda Courtney, to
Ornie Keith Bullard of South-
gate, Michigan. The wedding
is planned for October 9, 1976.
The groom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Reese Bullard of
Southgate, Michigan. He is
the grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Chavis of Route 6.
Lumberton and Mrs. Precious
Locklear of Route 3, Maxlon,
The bride-elect and groom
-elect are both graduates of
Western Michigan University.
Linda has been employed at
a day care center this summer
and plans to substitute in the
schools this fall. Keith is
employed at Wyanwottle
Chemicals as a Research Lab
Technician.
SEALY POSTUREPEDiC
UNIQUE BACK SUPPORT SYSTEM
Lord,
Help Me
To See
The Light
Lord help me to see the light,
to change from wrong and do
what’s right. Been too long in
the dark, Satan made me play
the part, now I want you in my
heart.
Chorus: Lord help me to see
the light, to see the light, to
see the 'ight, Lord help me to
see the light, to see the light.
Lord help me to know that my
life to you I owe, to you 1 owe.
All my life to you I’ll give, if
you'll only let me live with
your name and with your love.
Chorus: Lord, help me to see
the light, to see the light, to
see the light. Lord, help me to
see the light, to see the light.
I won’t ever go astray not
forever or a day, Because I
know I’ve found my way when
I see the light.
Chorus: Lord help me to see
the light, to see the light, to
see the light. Lord help me to
see the light, to see the light.
Old man Satan won’t hang,
around me now because I’ll
always by putting him down.
Then someday I’ll wear a
crown when I see that I’ve
been found.
Chorus: Lord help me to see
the light, to see the light, to
see the light. Lord help me to
see the light, to see the light.
The above song was written by
Pvt. Lynn Maynor, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Cr W. Maynor.
Page 7, The Carolina Indian Voice
LRDA's Indian Eoucanon
Projecr Sponsors Nonve
Ao'iericon A/orkshop.
At the Native American Work
shop sponsored by LRDA’s
Indian Edneation Project, two
methods of storytelling were
demonstrated. They were
shadow box and flannel board.
Pictured above is Treva Jones
of the Falrgrove Center who
demonstrated the form of story
telling known as shadow box.
Mrs. Annie Grace Brewer of
the Magnolia Center demon
strated the form of storytelling
known as flannel honrH
"n. Annie Grace fBrewer
displays another way [flannel
board] of teUIng the same
story. Both ways are thorough
ly enjoyed by the students at
the center.
The early childhcK>d staff of
the Indian Education Project of
LRDA sponsored a Native
American workshop at the
Annex August 23 and 24.
Participating in the workshop
were center instructors, tea
cher aides, and CETA workers
from the three early childhood
centers.
The first presentation was
given by the staff of the
Magnolia Center. It included a
flannel board story entitled
The Visitor- a tale of two
small Plains’ Indian boys who
dropped in for an unexpected
visit and found a home. Next
the group was given an
opportunity to create pictures
through the art media of sand
etching. Afterwards, bracelets
and necklaces were made from
brightly colored macaroni.
There were displays of film
strips, records and books to be
viewed by the group.
The Fairgrove Center pre
sentation began with a rice
pudding cooking experience.
The group then became in
volved in making shadow
boxes with emphasis on Native
American groups or activities.
Afterwards, the group receiv-
ed instructions on how to make
collages. All the activities
presented by the three groups
will be used to make the
upcoming school year a very
educational and interesting
one for the pre- schoolers. The
last activity was to sample the
chilled rice pudding. For some
of the participants it was a
sheer treat, but for others they
would have managed just as
well had they never tasted rice
pudding.
The workshop concluded
with the presentation of the
Pembroke Center. The first
activity was sand etching of
vegetables and fruits. A dis
play of transparencies that
showed the life styles, dress
and activities of many of the
Native American tribes from
different parts of the United
States was made available to
be browsed through by the
group. The next activity was
dancing and songs. The most
popular of which was the
Indian War Dance. The pro
gram concluded with a serving
of Brunswick stew for all.
The workshop was consi
dered a success. If it can be
used as a precedent to mea
sure the success of our school
year, the students have a
wonderful year to look forward
Seminar on Astronomy
^Planned at Pianetaruim
the Planetarium at the Robe
son County Education Resour
ce Center which is located near
the Robeson County Board of
Education and the N. C.
Cancer Institute.
The four evening programs
will be presented at 8 o’clock
on Tuesday, September 28;
Thursday, September 30; Tues
day, October 5; and Thursday,
October 7. Additional infor
mation may be had by calling
919-738-3302.
Each year. Director Hooks
presents daily programs of an
educational and informative
nature for students from all
the schools in this county and
surrounding counties. In addi
tion, he schedules adult pro
grams from the general public
who may be interested in
knowing more about astonbmy
and its related fields.
The GMrt of dectricity has
UD than the cost
(n rooa,ckithiiigor shelter.
Tmeorfolse?
Lately your pocketbook
has been feeling the pinch
from every side. Inflation has
driven up the cost of nearly
everything you buy
But the cost of electricity
Percent Increase, 19^-59 to 1976
AkUawatt-hoiirof
electricity is now taUnga
proportionally bigger Ute of my
ineonietlianitdidinl960.
Tmeor false?
Therek
dote
yon can
.jesitnation,
orfailse?
as the chart will show you,
has been rising a lot more
slowly than the cost pf most
other necessities.
From 1957-59 through
1969-70, in fact, the average
price of a kilowatt-hour of
electricity actually dropped.
So, when price increases
in electricity finally did come,
they were just that much
more noticeable.
Especially considering the
fact that electricity unlike
other items such as food and
clothing, is billed to you every
month in one lump sum.
So, in short, we certainly
aren't s^ng-that electricity
hasn't gone up. It has.
But, if other necessities
had gone up as slowly the
economy would probably be
in much better shape.
The total amount you pay
for electricity is obviously
higher than it used to be.
But, on the other hand,
so is your usage ofelectricity
For the average family
usage rose by 119 percent
between 1960 and 1975.
Average household income
went up 135 percent.
Yet the percentage of
household income that goes
to pay for electricity rose
only 51 percent during that
Percentage of Yearly
Household Income Spent for Electricity
* Consumer Price inflex 1957-59 to 1976. Base
In 1960, the average family in the CP&L
service area spent 1.73% of its income for 5,067
kilowatt-hours of electridty.ln 1975, the average
family spent2.62% of its income for 11,094
kilowatt-hours of electricity-over twice as much.
time. In spite of the fact that
usage more than doubled.
In short, while the cost
of electricity has admittedly
risen, it hasn't risen nearly as
much as your income has.
And that, in today's
economy is saying something.
• Period: 1957-59 = 100 Sources: UniletJ States Oeoartment of Commerce.'Survey of Buying Power; and CPSL.
Okay ■'^'ve tried to tell
you what's been happening
to the cost of electricity, in
relation to other costs.
Now we'd like to tell you
what you can do about it.
You've heard this word
from us before, but we think
that it's important enough
to bear repeating:
Conserve.
Follow the tips in GP&L's
radio and newspaper ads.
Call or write your nearest
CPScL office for your free
copy of our 24-page booklet
on energy conservation.
Find w^ of saving more
electricity, wherever you can.
That can have a direct and
immediate impact on your
pocketbook.
It can also have a long
term impact on the price of
electricity for everybody in
the CP&L service area.
Because the less you use
at hours of peak demand, the
less generating capacity we'll
have to build. And the less
your electric bill will have to
go up in the future.
So please help.VCfe can't do
it without you.
Really