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(Smoke Signals)
nj\ fll* Hmy Charts Jomes
Hello from Saddletree.
Well how about this dip in the
Mercury, isn't it a relief' 1 am
really enjoying it. Of course the
changing of the seasons is one of
the things I like most about the
Carolina s.HteSpring?saicbrcalh
takingly beautiful here, but with
the smell of Autumn upon us I
look forward to the exhilaration of
watching the transformal ion of the
forest foliage ItsecmsasifMothcr
Nature waves a magic wand and
the beautiful hues of multi-colors
appear It is a great time of year to
go on a nature trail, or to just get
out and enjoy the season With the
Fall, comes the Fall Festivals So
get up and get going Get involved
and enjoy! I plan to do just that!
Do not forget that the Lumbcc
River EMC will be holding their
55th Annual Meeting of Members
on October 3, 1995 at the Givens
Performing Arts Center on the
campus of PSU Registration and
voting will begin at 6:00 pm. with
the Business Meeting at 7:30 p m
This years entertainment will be
provided by the D & L Gospel
Singcrsand the Friendship Baptist
Combination Choir Your atten
dance and your vote docs indeed
make a difference! Be there! Take
a stand in the decision making!
Ms Myrtle (Hammonds)
Hagman of South Lyon. Michigan
(formerly of Saddletree), was back
home for the Reunion of the Smith
and Chavis families The gather
ing for this occasion was held at
the home of Ms Rosie Lee
*
Oxendine in Fairmont NIC on Sat
urday September 2. 1995 Ms
Hagman reports thai approxi
mately 150 people attended this
family affair and there wasanabun
dancc of wonderfully prepared
food, including many delicious
home baked cakes, pies, cobblers,
and etc After indulging, there was
lots of sharing with friends and
relatives from the past and present
They enjoyed lots of fun and fel
lowship Mrs Hcrsman (Maude
Chavis) Revels w as honored as the
"Senior" family member in atten
dance With Mr Buddy Ham
monds next in line, followed by
Ms Myrtle Hagman ll was good
to sec and chat with you Myrtle
Hope you had a safe trip back to
Michigan
A baby shower was held on
Sunday . September 10. 1995 for
Ms Nikki Chavis of Saddletree
The shower was hosted by Ms
Tracy Lynn Hunt Many family
members and friends were in at
tendance for this occasion, and
Nikki received many beautiful gifts
for the wec-onc! Congratulations
and best w ishesand good luck w ith
the new baby. Nikki
Mt Olive Baptist Church in
Saddletree, held their Annual
Homecoming on Sunday. Septem
ber 10. 1995 It was a wonderful
day of fellowship. family. worship,
and feasting Res MikcCummings
was the speaker for the morning
serv ice and special music was ren
dered by Mr Thomas Lock tear
There was also more special sing
ing in the afternoon bv the Mi
Airy MixedChoiraodalhcre. with
Sheriff Glenn Maynor as the spc
cial sucst speaker
| Mr and Mrs Lionel Chavis
I and family are back bom Michi
gan. visiting Mom and Dad (Mr
and Mrs. Freddie Chavis) of our
area Lionel and wife. Jcnnjfcc.
along with daughters. Lyaana and
Chycana also visited Havlock. NC
and took >n Myrtle Beach also
Meantime. Freddie and Pandora
look off for a leisure drive down to
Darlington SC for the day They
visited sonic special friends and
just enjoyed themselves.
This is what I mean by just
gelling out and enjoy ing the sea
son. It sounds great!
The signals tells us thai another
very special event is brewing!' Mr
and Mrs I V Brewer will be cel
ebrating their 4tMh year of mar
riage on September 21. IW5 I V
and his "Angelic" wife. Mclbn
(Bell) Brewer, will be celebrating
this special moment with family
and special friends at Saddletree
Church of God in the fellowship
hall on Saturday. September 2.1.
l'W5 beginning at 2:00 p.m until
? We will have more on this event
after the fact! Congratulations to
you on this special day and many
happy returns
We also hear that Mr Jamie
Oxcndinc. son of Mr and Mrs
Kenny Oxcndinc of Fairmont, and
grandson of Mr and Mrs Willie
Archie Hammonds of Saddletree,
has taken aposilion with the Max
ton Sheriffs Department to fur
ther his career in Law Enforce
ment. Congratulations Jamie1
October I. 1995 is "Ladies
Day" at Saddletree Church of God
The ladies will be in charge of the
days sen ices In lieu of a sermon,
the ladies will present a drama
entitled. "Women Touched by
Christ". Thanks to my friends.
Ms Paula Dial and Ms Margaret
Hammonds, for sharing this bit of
information with me It w as so nice
spending the day with you ladies
Breakfast was great and so was the
shopping We must do it again
soon' Meantime good-luck with
tour Ladies Day I am sure it will
be great
And now a new update on Mr
Derek Bell, our car pedestrian ac
cident victim w ho spent several
weeks in coma before making a
great come back We arc happy to
report that Derek is still making
progress every day and is doing
great He spent a couple of day s at
the beach fishing w ilh his parents.
Mr and Mrs William Earl Bell,
and really enjoyed it We hope you
continue to progress. Derek'
"1| was groat bearing frdni Mr _
tap! Bell formerly ofSadalclrcc
now a resident o(i Belleville Illi
nois Mr Bell called to say how
much he enjoys the Saddletree
Smoke Signals and we could not be
happier It makes it all worth while,
hearing from nice people like you
Lacv Thanks for the kind words
Hello to all of your family cspc
ctall^ha^rarKjbabyouarcal^^^
proudof Sec you in November Oh
-by the way-Ha^ Belated Birth
day Lacy*
I would like to spy Hello to a
former Saddletree resident Mr
Bill Hammonds, who now resides
in Hoke County, but ergots scry
much, reading Ike Saddletree
Smoke Signals. Again. I am very
happy (hat our readers arc respond
ing to the Signals It makes our
work very gratify ing
Ms Lottie (Lowers) LockIcar
and Ms Pat (Lowers) Whitakcr of
Saddletree have been called out of
town to be with their father. Mr
Lcroy Lowers. formerly of Saddle
tree, now residing in Michigan
Mr Lower) is hospitalized in
Michigan at this time, and is re
ported to be very ill Please keep
this family in your prayers
Do not forget to continue to
remember Mr Archie Rav Ham
monds of Saddletree Archie Ray
is fightings scry courageous bailie
against cancer
Our sympathies go out to Mr
Bob Pickens in (he recent loss of
his sister and to all of those who
may have lost loscd ones, that we
arcnotawarcof Our thoughts and
prascrs arc with you*
Our thought for the week is
this Remember thai life's bailies
arc not always won by those who
arc stronger or faster: sooner or
later the person who wins is the
person w ho thinks he can! If you
Ihink von arc beaten - you arc If
you Ihink you dare nol -you don't
Success begins with your own w ill
It is all in "your' slate of mind
Until ncM week (hen. Think Post
VFW Post2843 Pembroke attends
two services marking Veterans Day
J?M*eu*s
Thursday September 7. several Vet
erans from Hum 2M3 (the Am Native
poet in the USA), over 30 yean aad
several hundred members strong, were
invited to attend the 30th annivenaiy of
the end of World War II As we traveled
from Lumberton to Fort Bragg there
was vert heavy nua and it came down
lightly throughout the whole oeremon>
We were afnud u would be cancelled
but th as scheduled, except
the Golden Knights could not para
chute dow a on the parade fteld
The guest of honor was Governor
Jim Hunt He also inspected several
hundred troops as they stood out in the
nun . There were other speakers as well
to address the military and guests. I had
a chance to meet the oldest Veteran in
the area nd he informed me he had
retired almost as long as 1 have lived. 1
will be 62 the 7th day of Mav IW6. if
God leu me live. My biggest litriil came
w hen I met the voung paratrooper who
lost both of his legs in a free Gall with a
fellow diver Hcwas walking around on
stilts and it did not seem to phase him
at all
I shook his hand and we had a short
talk
I told lum 1 admired him. his cour
age and determination to not let the
accident stop him from what he loves
to do and that is ?*'" ??????? ??ii> k<< i*am
Sunday! the lutk of September. Ike
Poa had oommitted ourselves 10 be
with our coiinadc and Biothcr. Rever
end Smith i >wn?r g ing church in
McDonald Hvmcca&ul Holiness t huah
for the day 's services Manv poal mem
bers attended Reverend Lockkar' Sim
ons *jtooi topic n as food He reminded
us when he left and went to World War
II how poor Robeson County people
were. Many people had to share crops,
work for the outer man and had ao
home of their own. They had to survive
on very little food, ao money to buy am.
but now how everyone has plenty. their
own homes. Waste food to almost feed
a starving nation He shed many lean as
fellow comrades read passages (verses)
he assigned them to read in the Htfly
Bible
A tribute was paid to the children
and there were some uplifting tinging
j*i-vnpanin1 by musical instruments
Our Chaplain. Mr Archie Oxendide
spoke and explained w hat one had 10 do
to join our Post Alio l;e history cel
ebrating fifty years last year After
wards. we were invited lb the fellow
ship hall for lunch There was a boun
tiful spread and I'm sure everyone en
joyed it. even our comrade. House Rep
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Elect
Cliff Sampsotty Jr.
to the Board of Directors of
ILumbee River Electric Membership
Corporation- District IV
Tuesday, October 3,1995
* _ , , 6:00 RSLrkOO P.M.
Givens Performing Arts Center
"A businessman's approach to EMC business" J
| Yvonne Maria Leow
ALL
REGISTERED
VOTERS OF
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Frmmctt Cmmmingi I
ROBESON-HOKE-SCOTLAND COUNTTES-DISTIUCT17
"DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS. AND INDEPENDENTS'
VOTE WISELY, THEN SING "HALLELUJAH" VICTORY IS MINE
"AWAKE FROM YOUR SLEEP"
LOOK AROUND YOU AND SEE YOURSELF AND YOUR SUCCESSFUL
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
THE HONORABLE FRANCES MCARTHUR CUMMINGS
ON A POLITICAL BATTLEFIELD.
"FRIENDS" STAND BESIDE EACH OTHER DURING STORMY WEATHER.
YOU "DO NOT" HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR "POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION"
YOUR PRECIOUS VOTE WILL BE YOUR CONTRIBUTION
AND TOGETHER WITH YOUR
STATE REPRESENTATIVE FRANCES MCARTHUR CUMMINGS' "WISDOM"
WILL BE AS A TEAM TO HAVE LIFE WORTHWHILE
LIVING IN NORTH CAROLINA.
"ELECT"
THE HONORABLE FRANCES MCARTHUR CUMMINGS
WHO HAS NOT CHANGED HER "VISION"
AND
WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD THE "KEY TO PROGRESS"
FOR
HAPPIER YEARS AHEAD.
PEACE BE UNTO YOU. AMEN
WRITTEN BY YVONNE MAMA LEOW
Paid for by Cummings for NC House Committee