in Weeks
To Come
Meetings
AMERICAN LEGION ??
American Legion Post 20 of
Hoke County meets the sccomI
Tm4v of each month at the
Edinborough Restaurant at
7:30 p.m. Tbow interested in
joining are invited.
COUNTY COMMISSION -
Members of the Hoke County
Commission meet the first
M?a4ay of each month at 9
a.m. and the third Monday at
7:30 p.m. Pratt Building
located at 227 N. Main St. in
Raeford. The public is invited.
CITY COUNCIL - The
Raeford City Council meets the
first Monday of each month a(
7 p.m. in City Hall. The public
is encouraged to attend.
SCHOOL BOARD - The
Hoke County Board of Educa
tion meets the first Tneaday of
each month at 7 p.m. at the
board offices on Wooley
Street. The public is encourag
ed to attend.
AL ANON ? Meetings are held
every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
at the Hoke County Health
Department Conference
Room.
Feb. 9
NAACP - The Hoke County
branch of the NAACP will
hold its regular monthly
meeting on Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
ai the East Freedom Masonic
Lodge Hall. The public is in
vited.
Feb. 10
WEST POINT SOCIETY -
The West Point Society of
North Carolina will hold a wine
and cheese tasting party Feb.
10 from 5-7 p.m. in the Strac
Lounge of the Fort Bragg Of
ficers' Club. All graduates or
ex-cadets of the academy, as
well as their parents or spouses,
are welcome to attend. Cost
will be SI per person. Call Jack
Cox' (488- 1432) or Brad Jones
(323-1404) for further informa
tion.
Feb. 13
UNITED WAY - Hoke Coun
ly United Fund is holding its
annual meeting at City Hall in
Raeford on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m.
Agencies will issue annual
reports. The meeting is open to
all contributing members of the
United Way.
Feb. 15, 17
USE OF PESTICIDES - This
meeting, held for licensed
pesticide users and farmers,
will cover the restrictive use of
pesticides. The session will be
from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on
Feb. 15 and another session
will be held on Feb. 17 from
1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the
Hoke Extension Office.
Feb. 23
SOYBEAN PRODUCTION -
Dr. Jim Dumphey and Dr. Don
Schmitt. both of NC State
University, will speak on the
control of Nematodes in soy
beans on Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m.
at the Hoke Extension office.
A meal will be served. Those
wishing to attend should make
reservations before Feb. 17.
Gatherings
Feb. 12
OUTREACH SERVICE -?
Rockfish Grove Freewill Bap
tist Church will be celebrating
its annual outreach service on
Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. Lunch will
be served after the service. A
Valentine Is program will begin
after lunch. The public is in
vited to attend.
Feb. It
BLACK HISTORY - Hoke
County Schools Administrative
Assistant Gloria Williams will
speak on black history Feb. 18
at 7:30 p.m. at the Freedom
Chapel AME Zion Church in
Raeford. The public is invited.
Feb. 18
GREAT AMERICANS -
Members of the youth depart
ment of the Mt. Calvary
Church of God will perform a
play entitled "Great Americans
-- Then and Now" on Feb. 18
at 7 p.m. The play will include
speeches, poems, songs and
skits which salute great
Americans. The public is in
vited to attend.
Feb. 2*
SNIPES TO SPEAK - Hoke
High teacher Robert Snipes will
?peak on black history at the
Rockfish Grove Freewill Bap
tist Church on Feb. 26 at 4
p.m. The public is invited.
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BLACK HISTORY - The
9Bv?r Grove Missionary Bap
tfct Church of Raeford, invites
Ike public to join in payiag
homage to the many Black mm
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events are as follows: Fik. 12 at
S p.m.. the Youth department
will portray different Black
leaders. A skit, depicting the
Underground Railroad will be
presented. Feb. 19 at 4 p.m.,
the n Usher Board will present
a tribute to Blacks through
musk. The Voices of Inspira
tion choir of Laurinburg,
North Carolina will be the
guest choir. The theme for the
day will be "LOOK HOW
FAR GOD HAS BROUGHT
US." Ftfc. M at 5 p.m. the
Layman league will portray
famous Black leaders.
Doings
Feb. 9
GAME COOKING - Do you
enjoy cooking and eating wild
game? If you do. you are in
luck. The Hoke County
Agricultural Extehsion Office
is having a 'Wild Game
Cookery* meeting Feb. 9 at 7
p.m., in the Agricultural Ex
tension office. Several Hoke
County residents will be shar
ing their "secrets" on prepar
ing wild game such as quail,
duck, venison and rabbit. If
you enjoy eating wild game,
plan to be there.
Feb. 16
USE OF COMPUTERS -
N.C. State teachers Dr. Robert
Sowell and J.D. Dodson will
speak on the use of computers
and how to buy them at the
Hoke Extension Office at 7
p.m. on Feb. 16. The public is
invited to attend.
Feb. 24-26
UNDERWATER FILMS - In
ternational treasure hunter and
archaeological diver Sir Robert
Marx will be featured at the
fourth Southeast Atlantic
States (SEAS) Diving Con
ference and Underwater Film
Festival, to be held in Raleigh.
Feb. 24-26. On Saturday and
Sunday, nationally known
speakers will conduct
workshops on sharks, ship
wrecks off Brazil, treasure div
ing, underwater archaeology,
dangerous marine in
vertebrates. seashells. fish prin
ting. seafood preparation, div
ing safety and other topics. A
forum will also be held on laws
related to wreck diving. Con
ference sessions will be held in
the Radisson Plaza. Civic
Center and Memorial
Auditorium, all in downtown
Raleigh. Conference registra
tion is S4I which includes
workshops, demonstrations,
social, film festival and dinner
(only $36 for those who register
before Feb. 10). For informa
tion. contact SEAS '84. P.O.
Box 31 186. Raleigh. NC 27622.
(919) 733-2290.
thru March II
AT LITTLE THEATER - The
Fayetteville Little Theatre an
nounces the production of
CRIMES OF THE HEART
which will run Feb. 24 and will
play for three weekends
through March 11. This
Pulitzer Prize winning comedy
will feature local actresses Don
na Reavis, Martha Alexander.
Lynda Riddle and Deborah
Jelen. Group rates are
available. For more informa
tion and reservations, please
call the Little Theatre Bo* Of
fice between 4 and 9 p.m. daily
after February 15. The Box Of
fice phone number is 323-4233.
Ticket prices are $5 and J6.
Feb. 8. 22
SQL ARE DANCING - The
Hoke County Swingers, a local
western style square dancing
club, will hold open house
Wednesday evenings on Feb. 8
and Feb. 22 upstairs over
Howell Drug Store on Main
Street in Raeford. Anyone in
terested in square dancing is in
vited to attend.
Feb. 10
BLACK HISTORY PRO
GRAM - On Friday. Feb. 10.
at 7:30 p.m. The Hoke County
Civic League will sponsor its
annual Black History Program
at Freedom Chapel AME Zion
Church. Robert R. Snipes, in
structor at Hoke County High
School will be the guest
speaker. Music will be by Piney
Grove Baptist Church Choir.
The program is designed to ap
peal to all age gr jups, and will
be entertaining as well as infor
mative. Everyone is invited to
MMt and participate ia tinging
traditional spirituals, and to
enjoy the program.
Feb. 29
STOOL MAKING
Workshop of making stool
with seagrass scats. Call Exten
sion Home Economics Office
at 875-2162 by Fakraary 17 to
register. Class number is
limited - will be filled on a first
come, first served basis.
tfcra March 10
AT BORDEAUX ?? The
Bordeaux Dinner Theatre in
Fayetteville announces that the
popular Broadway musical
"Man of LaMancha" will run
each Wednesday through Sun
day evening through Saturday.
March 10. A delicious gourmet
buffet is served before the
show. Prices are reasonable
and senior citizen, military and
group rates are available. Call
the box office early for priority
seating at 323-1114 any day
from noon to 6 p.m.
March 13. 14
CRAFT WORKSHOP - Craft
workshop in Elizabethtown.
Eleven classes being offered.
Call 875-2162 (Home
Economics Agent) for details
and to register.
During March
BINGO - Raeford Junior
Woman's Club will sponsor
bingo each Saturday in March,
at the Civic Center. Games will
begin at 7:30 p.m. Various
games will be played
culminating with a jackpot
game of $50. All proceeds will
benefit Hoke County charities.
Events
thra Feb. 15
PHOTO EXHIBIT - The
Green Hill Center for North
Carolina Art in Greensboro
will feature the works of 23
North Carolina photographers
in an invitational exhibition en
titled, "Focus: North
Carolina." Along with the in
vitational exhibition will be a
mini exhibition entitled.
"Focusing on the Past." with
antique cameras and
photographic images from the
collection of David Page. Fine
Arts Photographer for Duke
University. Page will present a
public lecture on his collection,
how early camera equipment
was used and how the
photographic process has been
developing as an art form. The
free-of-charge talk will be held
on Wednesday. January 18. at
Green Hill Center, at 8:00 p.m.
(The show date will be Wednes
day. Jan?ar>"25. at $:00 p.m.)
Artists in the current exxhibi
tion will be exploring a wide
variety of approaches to black
and white and color
photography along with several
experimental approaches. For
those people interested in a
hands-on experience to
photography. Greensboro
photographer. Merry Moor
Winnett. will conduct a Satur
day morning workshop to
parents and children on Satur
day. January 21st at 10:00 a.m.
at the Green ?Hill Center.
Parents and children will col
laborate on reproducing
photographic images onto
T-shirts through a cyanotype
process, without the use of a
darkroom. If you are interested
in photography, its history,
and its artistic applications,
then the "Focus: North
Carolina" and "Focusing on
the Past" exhibitions and pro
grams will provide a
fascinating opportunity to ex
plore this innovative medium.
For further information call
373-4515.
Sports
Feb. 11
ICE HOCKEY - The Fori
Bragg Dragons Ice Hockey
Team on Feb. 11, will compete
against the Charlotte Lannies
at Clcland Ice Skating Rink,
beginning at I p.m. with the
admission SI and S2. Cleland
Ice Skating Rink, a facility of
Fori Bragg's Morale Support
Activities Division, is located
on Reilly Road next to Lee
Field House. For more infor
mation, call the rink at
396-5127. The public is invited.
NC SPEEDWAY - The 19th
annual Warner Hodgdon
Carolina 500 and Komfort
Koach 200-mile Late Model
Sportsman race on Saturday,
March 3, will serve as the 1984
kickoff for NASCAR
super speedway racing in the
Carolinas-Virginia-Bastera
Seaboard areas. Other
highlights for the big weekend
of racing include Butch Me
Positktt qualifying on Thurs
day, March 1. the Urtoa
76-Rockingham Pit Ciew
Championships Saturday at
12:30 p.m., and the Formula
200 Kart twin features
preceding and after the Kom
fort Koach 200 at 2 p.m. Ticket
offices w!U be open from 9
a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday
through Saturday and from I
p.m. until 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Ticket reservations may be
made by telephoning
919-382-2861.
March 1?, 11
FISHING INSTITUTE ??
Some of the nation's best
known professional fishermen
and angling educators will be
on hand to share their expertise
when the American Fishing In
stitute returns to the University
of North Carolina at
Greensboro on Saturday and
Sunday. March 10-11. Last
year. 1,117 fishing enthusiasts
from 18 different states attend
ed the two-day event, which
was then known as the Bass
Fishing Institute. Registrations
and fees should be sent to:
American Fishing Institute, In
structional Servies, Indiana
State University, Terre Haute,
Ind. 47809. Since on-site
registrations cannot be
guaranteed, pre-registration is
recommended. Additional in
formation on the March 10-11
institute may be obtained by
contacting the UNC-G Office
of Continuing Education. (919)
379-3414.
Blazons
ALCOHOL. DRUG TELE
PHONE COUNSELING -
There will be a new Alcohol
and Drug Counseling service
available to the citizens of our
county in the form of a toll free
telephone number operating 24
hours a day. seven days a week.
The service is funded by Sand
hills Center and is designed as a
means to provide another chan
nel of contact for persons
needing information and t
counseling for alcohol and
drug problems. If you need
help or just need to talk, call
1-800-438-1026.
March 1
ART SHOW - Dales for the
29th Annual Boardwalk Art
Show, sponsored by the
Virginia Beach Arts Center,
have been set for June 21-24.
1984. The yearly event, which
runs continuously for 10 blocks
along the oceanfront board
walk. offers artists and craft
spersons on attractive oppor
tunity to exhibit and sell their
work. Last year the show at
tracted more than 300.000
visitors to view and purchase
the work of 633 artists from 32
states and France selected from
a field of over 1400 applicants.
Sales tax records reflected total
art sales exceeded $600,000.
Application deadline is Thurs
day. March I. Call or write the
Virginia Beach Arts Center.
1711 -Arctic Avenue. Virginia
Beach. VA 23451.
804/425-0000 for information.
DIPLOMA OFFERED ??
Anyone interested in earning a
high school diploma is advised
to contact the Hoke County
Extended Day Program at
Hoke County High School.
The school hours are 3-8 p,m.
Mondays through Thursdays,
and 3-5 p.m. Fridays. More in
formation can be obtained
from Carlos M. Miller,
recruiter/coordinator, or Bar
bara R. Smith, academic coor
dinator. A limited number of
jobs are available, the an
nouncement from the program
office says.
SAFETY SEATS - Hoke
County Health Center is offer
ing a rental program for Infant
Safety Seats. The teat* were
donated by the Raeford
Jaycees and Jaycettes and also
by the Governor's Highway
Safety Council. These seats will
be rented through the Hoke
County Health Center on any
Monday. Tuesday or Wednes
day afternoon from I
p.m. -4:10 p.m. There will be a
SM deposit at the tine the seat
fa Mad. Whan the scat Is
returned, (if in good
condition), 15 win be refunded.
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Finding a driving hole
This county resident was forced to clean his wind- storm dumped about an inch of snow on Raeford.
shield Monday In order to drive after a surprise
Valentine's Special
12
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A now 12.50 6 13.50 (up to size 46)
cat f woolslacks
now 6.50 (up to size 34)
40% off
on SWEATERS
In Home Service For Shut-ins v
Call Evelyn 875-8531
Zujeluto'l, Rocm>
Hwy. 211 E ' * Raaford
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