1983 OFFICERS - The officers of Radford Masonic Lodge 306 for the new year were installed Friday night.
They are shown here. L-R, front are, Joe Dupree, past lodge master and new treasurer; Ralph Hummer, senior
warden; William J. Bryant, master; Robert Williams, junior warden; and Johnny Hummer, secretary. In the
rear, L-R, are Carroll Scarboro, senior deacon; Grady Peeler, junior deacon; James E. Dees, junior chaplain;
Robert Hendrix, tyler; George Boahn, junior steward; and Creston H. Rowland III , senior warden.
Sunday School Usson
Background Scripture: Luke 12:
13-40.
The deadline is not in question:
tonight before a new day begins
some of us will no longer be
numbered among the living. 1 have
no idea how many people will die
this evening, but the statistic, I'm
sure, will be staggering. The only
thing we do not know is which of
us will be numbered among that
statistic. As we awoke this morn
ing probably none of us entertain
ed the thought that today might be
our very last, although that is cer
tainly not a remote possibility. All
of us arose and have progressed
through this day as if we had a
considerable amount of time left in
our lives.
Consequently, the things that
have likely occupied our minds this
day have not been questions of
death, life eternal, heaven, eter
nity. the Judgement of God. etc.
Much more likely we have been
preoccupied with more pressing
matters. Like the one. for example,
that was brought before Jesus one
day: "Teacher, bid my brother
divide the inheritance with me."
It was a reasonable request, was
it not? Isn't that the way most of us
have to spend our days, dividing,
acquiring and keeping the things of
this world that are necessary to
sustain daily life? Now that interest
rates are lower again, where shall 1
put my savings? Shall I invest part
of my salary in a tax-shelter? Is this
the time for me to buy a new car?
Why should I accept a cutback in
salary when other people are living
off the fat of the land?
Jesus' reply is no less revolution
ary now than it was then: "Take
heed, and beware of all covetous
ness; for a man's life does not
consist in the abundance of his
possessions. "We've repeated these
words so often that perhaps their
abrasiveness no longer strikes us.
But that they are quite contrary to
the principles by which many of us
live must be quite evident if we
think about them. Our society
yes. even many of our churches? is
founded on an abundance of
possessions. Almost every judge
ment we make, almost every value
we express is based upon material
possessions.
So once again Jesus told a
parable. The rich man in the story
is suddenly confronted with the
warning that "this night"? not
some distant day in the future?
"your soul is required of you; and
the things you have prepared,
whose will they be:"
Many of those who listened to
Jesus must have identified with the
"rich man" in the story. If their
soul's deadline were to be "to
night." obviously they would see
life and their possessions in a
different light: it is being "rich
toward God" and not laying up
"treasure." that is imperative when
we face that final deadline.
If you were to know that tonight
were your "deadline," what would
it do to your priorities this day?
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There was good attendance at
Tabernacle Baptist Church for
morning and evening worship ser
vices the past Sunday and the
sermon was reported to be very in
spirational.
Tabernacle Baptist Church will
be presenting "Mock Grammy
Awards" at a special program
January 21 at 7 p.m. to various
members for outstanding work in
all phases of the work of the church
the past year.
Everyone is invited. Plan to
attend.
The date for the Bar-be-que at
Pittman Grove Baptist Church has
been rescheduled. It will be held
Saturday February 5. Plan to
attend.
The children of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Claude L. Wood and their
families gathered for a family
reunion at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilber Culcutt of Pinehurst
the past Sunday.
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Wood and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Worth Wood and family
of Hope Mills. Mrs. Gertrude
McKinnon and daughters. Mrs.
Larry Priest and Mrs. Billy Thames
of Cumberland, Carl Pemberton
and children of Baiden Lake,
North Carolina and Mrs. Oscar
Wood.
All were there except Howard
Wood of Tampa. Florida. Howard
you were missed very much!!
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Patterson
of Tifton, Georgia spent a couple
weeks with their daughter and
son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. "Chip"
Rooks and family.
Jimmy Culp has been on the sick
list a couple days but is better at
this report.
Ed Brock was admitted to Moore
County Hospital Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ray visited
Mrs. Rays neice Mrs. Pearl Brock
of Fayetteville last week, who had
triple-by-pass heart surgery at
Duke Hospital in Durham recently
and is now recuperating at home.
Mrs. Jimmy Sakobie and child
ren, Justin and Byron of Hope Mills
visited Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Barnard Tuesday of last week as
they returned from Cheraw, South
Carolina after spending several
days with Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Hill, Sr. and family.
LIONS HONORED ? The Raeford Lions Club met in December and in
addition to being ladies night, awards were given in recognition of perfect
attendance. The awards were given to ( L-R ) David smith (10 yrs .) Neill
McNeill (10 yrs.) John Ferguson (2 yrs .) Robert Calhoun (4 yrs.) Hank
Richards (5 yrs.) and Bill Archer (5 yrs.). The Lions Club is a service
organization whose primary purpose is to aid the blind and visually han
dicapped.
Curtis Turner Is a patient at
Cape Fear Valley Hospital in
Fayetteville and scheduled for sur
gery.
Mrs. Marie Fowler and daughter
Cathy and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Bundy spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Steve Durham of Hillsboro.
Mrs. Dorothy Culbreth of Hope
Mills spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. David Gibson. Mrs. Jessie
Livingston of Arabia, Mrs. Alice
Allen, Mrs. Henrietta Tanner were
"Sunday Dinner" guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Gibson.
Mrs. Daniel Berry and Mrs.
Alice Allen spent Thursday in
Fayetteville.
Mrs. Daniel Berry's father Riley
Willis is recuperating at home
following surgery at Moore County
Hospital last month.
I am happy to report that Mrs.
Star Sessoms is recuperating at
home after spending fourteen days
in Cape Fear Valley Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Sessoms would
like to express gratitude for the
cards, calls, prayers and concern
shown them at this time.
The many kindnesses will always
be remembered.
North Carolina
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On Air Here
North Carolina public television
was restored Friday to cable
subscribers here and in the Five
other cities served by Jones lnter
cable.
This was reported early Friday
afternoon by the Jones office at
Red Springs.
Public TV was removed from
the Jones system and Charlotte
Channel 18 when the Jones com
pany, based in Atlanta, made
changes in programming, without
making an advanced announce
ment of the plan, to "improve ser
vice."
Jones' Red Springs office, which
serves the six cities in this area,
received a number of calls from
angry subscribers after the public
TV programming was cut, Har
rison Daniels, Raeford manager
for Jones, said last week.
Deaths & Funerals
Currie Infant
Aaron Leigh Currie, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy
Currie of Raeford, died Thursday.
A graveside service was held
Saturday afternoon in Raeford
Cemetery.
Surviving besides her parents are
her sister, Rebecca Currie of the
home; her paternal grandmother,
Mrs. Frances Currie of Raeford;
her maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Frances Stanley of Virginia Beach,
Mr. and Mrs. John Gaddy spent
the weekend in Raleigh visiting
their daughter. Ms. Vickie Gaddy.
Mrs. Pete Sawyer returned last
week after spending several days in
Greensboro in the homes of her
daughters, Miss Mary Margaret
Sawyer, Mrs. Steve Duncan and
Mr. Duncan.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McFadyen
were guests of Mrs. J.M. Andrews
at Topsail Beach several days last
week.
Mrs. J.M. Andrews returned last
week after spending the holidays at
Topsail Beach. While there she was
joined on various occasions by
friends and family.
Va.; her grandfather, Ansel
Bridges of Laurinburg; and her
great-grandmother, Mrs. Myrtle
Chance of Laurinburg.
Denton R. Rish III
A candlelight memorial service
was held December 27 in Dallas,
Tex., for Denton Glenroi Rish
111, 64, who suffered a heart at
tack December 26 in Ore City,
Tex.
Surviving are his wife, Sarah;
his daughters, Mrs. Alex Norton
Personals
Carroll Hart has returned to his
home at Fort Worth Texas, after
a visit in the home of his sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Robinson and infant son,
Bruce Hart, and friends in Rae
ford. The Robinsons and Mr. Hart
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hart
at Cherryville several days during
the holidays.
Bill Hood returned to Raleigh
Friday after spending the holidays
in the home of his step father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
McFadyen.
Bassil White, who has been em
ployed at Moore's Department
Store in Raeford, has been made
manager of Moore's in Kingstree,
SC.
of Bowmore, Mrs. Gia McLean
of Ore City, and Mrs. Donnissa
Rode of Redding, Calif.; three
grandsons; and two grand
daughters.
The family asks that memorial
donations planned be made to the
American Heart Fund or the
American Lung Association in
Mrs. Norton attended the
memorial service.
Mrs. George Johnston and children
have returned to their home in
Winchester. Va. after a visit here in
the home of her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. W.B. McDiarmid.
Mrs. Fleeta Maxwell returned Fri
day after spending several days in
Rockingham visiting her sister-in
law, Mrs. Claytie Maxwell.
W.B. McDiarmid, Billy McDiar
mid, Mrs. Archie McDiarmid and
Mrs. George Johnston attended the
funeral of Mrs. J.C. Hearn of
Asheboro. Mrs. Hearn was a
sister-in-law of Mrs. D.P. Mc
Diarmid and died December 26 in
Troy Hospital.
John Gaddy spend last week in
Gastonia visiting in the home of his
mother.
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