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I Reflections by Alta Nye Oxendine ^ The Rest of the Story Earlier I ssrotc about printer problems. receiving money from friends for;inew printer, forms 7t)thbirlhd;i> and going w ith Wanda Kay on a business trip to Virginia On that trip I sat back and let Wanda Kas do all the driving The lovely mountain scenery had a calming cITccl. I came back feeling refreshed Fly in the Ointment But there was ONE fly in the ointment While Wanda Kay was out at her meeting. I found the local library, converted from an interesting oid home I ssalkcd upstairssvhcrc I found a cheers children's section The friendly librarian (olckme I could work on ins column dt one of tTtc*tablc$'QYitil children started coming from school At lunch time 1 drove Wanda Kay 's car back to the Sara Lee Plant to check in ss ith her. then ate at a nearby restaurant By the lime I got back to the library there ssas only about an hour left before Wanda Kay's mccti ng would be over. And the narross parking place ssas practically filled up! l-'inallt. I decided there was room to parallel park bctssccn two vehicles 011 the left. Before backing up. I made sure my daughter's car ssas far enough assay from the Dodge van I would be parking behind But. as I started backing, a car cantc along and stopped, waiting to gel by. Sure that I still had plenty of room to clear the van. I hurriedly turned in to let the car through. Suddenly there ssas a too familiar noise (This had happened to me bc, fore). Thinking I had simply struck the van's bumper. I pulled back out ! (Tlicothcrcarhad managed to squcc/.c by. and I should have IcR "mine" in park to check svhat had happened.) Sure enough. Some paint ssas miss ing from the ncsv looking van's right ' fender. (No sign of a bumper!) And ; Wanda Kay's blue car ssas now dcco rated with a streak of bright red paint! I I ssasn't THRILLED ss ith my situ alion. But I knew I hadlogclitstraight; ened out as soon as posstbje. I ssalkcd into the library and asked ; svho had a red van. It belonged to Ninnan. one of the doss nstairs Tibrarians. She was upset. The van had just ; been repa i ntcd because of bubbles i the paint. But she thanked me for being -J honest and. alter walking to the van. i seemed relieved that there was no J more damage. She called her huso.iiia He came and drove the \an back lo the Dodgeplace w here he worRtparl lime (w here tlics had just had llicVin repainted ) At the pa in I shop tVev found the "scratch" was so deep n was likelv to rust out eventually It would require c\tra paint, and extra work At this point 1 was thinking "OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS'" But Ninnnn's husband could gel a discount To my anui/cmcnl. the estimate came to one dollar less than w hat I had received each of the two times friends had given me money for the printer fund Relieved I handedNinnnn a check and let lo pick Wanda Kav up Taking her back to the library w ith inc. I introduced her to Ninnnn and !mcntronvd inv birtlidav and the priliter fund "My printer can wait." I told her Again Ninnan thanked nic for being honest. (I had told her i was a former church worker, that try to practice what I preach, thai I could not LIVE with nivsclf if I hadn't told the truth and tried lo repair the damage I had caused) 1 had said I was thankful that no people were hurt, like the four who had been killed in the collision in 1980. And how glad I have been to hav e my daughter all these years! As. Wanda Kay and I started lo leave ihc library. I thanked Ninnan for being so understanding and said I w ished I could reach ov er and give her a hug. Without a word, she walked around the book "counter" and gave ME a hug! Then she walked over to Wanda Kay to shake her hand. "I'm sure your daughter isjuslas fine a persons as you told me she is!" she added. Using Our Mistakes By now I realized that even our foolish MISTAKES can serve as a mains of witnessing top people we have hurt, as well as those lookingon Our actions DO speak much louder than our words! Looking for a Horse? Why Not Adopt One? Find out how you can adopt a wild horse from the Federal Government. Call the Bureau of Land*" Management at 1-800-417-9647 A public service o< this publication Pembroke Kiwanis Report The wcckls meeting was held Tucsdas evening at the Jade Gardens Chinese Restaurant with President Brian Brooks presiding Program Chairman Purine Lambert presented Commissioner Noah Woods w ho gave a report on the new solid waste program Robeson counts Commissioners have set a good lcadcrslupcsamplcandlhc new solid waste operation goes into operation this Januars The original was a program started in 1974 The new land fill accommodates all cities in Robeson Counts The original land fill was near Rowland Now the new one is located in the Saint Pauls area. The 2 70 pick up sites has been cut doss n to 78 pick up sites And there arc 225 acres in the St. Pauls area. Four acres a re used each s ctir ss Inch means 90.000 tons arc processed each year which means a Recovers Center in the future Laws allow a 40 ft height in the amount of the waste There is 1.2 million dollar budget The Commissioners in 19990 had the foresight to acquire the land Todas the new mandate is for a consolidated ss stent at a cost of $5,000 with 15 acres seals with liners. Each liner costs $275,000 covering one acre. In 1998 starts a new era The $32.50 a ton rccscling will save $5.(HH).000 a scar, th'c cost used to be $10,000,000. Commissioner Woodsand Rep. Ron Sutton arc doing a lot for education on recycling ads an 4 tagcs Wc ha\ c \ isitcd Charloilc to see iheir sy stem Recycling means all glass, even dilTcrcnt colors of glass, papers, etc need separating The Charloilc Incinerator runs 24 hours a day Wc arc the first counts to see that things arc done right, in harmony with the neighbors Robeson County hog operation is the second largest iivthe country President Brooks announced we will help the LRDA in setting up food baskets for the needy The annual spaghetti supper, pancake breakfast set for December 5 and 6 Tickets arc $5 for all you can cat Tickets can be obtained from any member Ed Tccts announced (wo Eagle Scouts-James Prentice Loeklcar and Zeb Beasley will receive their Eagle Scouts rank on Sunday at Faith Baptist Church ^ ? 1 hose vtliu are of opinion tlial money will do everything inay\ery well be expeeted to do everything for money. ?Lord Halifax Mother Teresa: Saint of the Gutter Hailed as a living saint. Mother Teresa dedicated her life to caring for the dying, the outcast and the abandoned. When she recently passed away - just days after her eighty-seventh birthday - the world lost one of the most revered and admired figures of the Twentieth Century, a charismatic leader respected by people of all religions and nationalities. From her earliest childhood dreams of helping the poor to her tireless work as the leader of the Mission of Charity, Mother Teresa's life was dedicated solely to helping those in need. With a steely resolve, and the backing of religious, international and political leaders, she eventually created the Missionary Sisters of Charity, an order of over 4,500 sariclad sisters, who extend themselves to everyone from huddled, starving masses around the world to the victims of AIDS. And from her charitable work came inescapable fame, along with thi 1979 Nobel Peace Prize, the Congressional Gold Medal and the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, among others. Her inspirational story took her from the convent years in Calcutta to her meetings with presidents, prime ministers and royalty. To make a donation or offer services to the Missionaries of Charity call (718) 292-0019. PEOPIEARE SWEET ON UK FRESH USIE OF HONEYBEE NOW M RUSTIC CAMS. " / t*b??oomct\ 1 bmttuk i \ aiicmutnc n/ \cicai?nti/ SILENT AUCTION \ NOVEMBER 28-29, 1997 SPONSORED BY PEMBERTON HOSPICE OF PEMBROKE, NC BROWSE & AT CYNA'S JEWELERS LOCATED AT DREAM MAKERS MINI-MALL ON UNION CHAPEL RD. PERCENTAGE OF ALL PURCHASES FROM CYNA'S WILL BE DONATED TO HOSPICE. I THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE I Iiidk6 st doodlook I . ^1 I ...ADD TOTHE ROLLS OF THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE READERSHIP ( ' vr- -.j. The Carolina Indian Voice newspaper , . ?" _ ..... . . . '' is growing and we want to share our exciting spurt with you?our readership! ' H * ' ; K'JT. ~ J" ,4 V- -f 'rfjii.t i r.i' . , < j J y I I JUST MAIL THE COUPON BELOW TO: I I I FIRST AMERICAN PUBLICATIONS I I I P.O. 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