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1i i r 1 nr n Weeks To Come Meetings AMERICAN LEGION ?? American Legion Post 20 of Hoke County meets the wcoad Tiwto) of each month at the Edinborough Restaurant at 7:30 p.m. Those interested in joining are invited. COUNTY COMMISSION - Members of the Hoke County Commission meet the first Moaday of each month at 9 a.m. and the third Moaday 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 Moaday of each month at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The public is encouraged to attend. SCHOOL BOARD - The Hoke County Board of Educa tion meets the first Tuesday 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. March 5 CIVIC LEAGUE - The Hoke County Civic League will hold its monthly meeting on Mon day, March 5 at Freedom Chapel AME Zion Church. Mrs. Carl Stewart, wife of Carl Stewart, candidate for Lt. Governor will be a guest speaker. The public is invited. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. March 7 STATUS OF WOMEN - Hoke Co. Council on the Status of Women will have its next meeting on Wed., March 7 at 4 p.m. at the Health Department Conference Room. The public is invited to attend. Gatherings March 2 DAY OF PRAYER - World Day of Prayer will be held Fri day, March 2 at the Raeford Presbyterian Church. This year's theme is "Christ the Liv ing Water." Ray Phillips, minister of music and educa tion at the Raeford First Bap tist Church will be the guest speaker. Everyone is invited to attend. March 3 MISSION DAY - Prayer Ser vices will be held March 3, at Shady Grove Missionary Bap tist Church, Wagram at 9 a.m Rev, Gorham is the pastor. March 4 GOSPEL SINGING - There will be a gospel sing at Bridges Grove A.M.E. Zion Church Sunday March 4, beginning at 4 p.m. Appearing on the pro gram will be The Fuller Singers of Fayetteville, the Genisis Singers of Fayetteville, The Travellers of Fayetteville, The Mighty Echoes of Chadburn and The Gospel Four of Par ton. The public is invited. March 11 DRUG ABUSE - Hillcrest Baptist Church invites all youth and adults ai 7:30 p.m. on March 11, to hear Ed Hamblin, Substance Abuse counselor for Hoke County Mental Health Service and will also show a film on our drug problems to day. Events March 2 PUBLIC CONCERT - Chris Watkins, pianist, and Olive Jenkins, harpist, will hold a public concert at the Hoke County Library at 4 p.m. on March 2. The public is invited. April 6, 7 HISTORIC HOMES TOUR - On April 6th and 7Ui, over 25 extraordinary private homes and landmarks in old New Bern will be open for the Historic Homes Tour. The many edifices to be opened date from 1760 to 1910 - 150 years of ar chitectural expression. Some of the restored home* have never been shown before, while others are of national historic significance. Tickets for the New Bern Historic Homes Tour are S10 per person. They amy be purchased in advance by mail or upon arrival, at local motels, the Visitors Informa tion Center, and the Try or Palace ticket office. Hours are tO a.m. to S p.m. on April 6th and 7th. AD ptocaada from the event go to (he two co ?onsorint ftrpailiailuni for f? ?alirai and pmaiiXliw Ik. For advance tickets and in formation, contact Historic Home* Tour. New Bern Preser vation Foundation, P.O. Box 207, new Bern. N.C. 28560. Phone (919) 633-6448. April 12-13 HOME TOUR - The annual home and garden tour to benefit the mint museum of art opens Thursday, April 12, 10 a.m.-S p.m. and continues Fri day, April 13 and Saturday, April 14 with the same hours. Six homes and four gardens will be featured with the theme "Cherry Blossoms." Luncheon will be served each day at the Myers Park Country Club, with informal modeling. After noon tea will be served on Thursday and Friday in the Great Hall of the Myers Park Baptist Church featuring harp sichord music. On Sunday, April 15, 2 p.m. -6 p.m., five Eastover condominiums and one garden will be on tour and tea will be served at "White Oaks." Advance sale tickets are $6.00, the first three days and $3.00 on Sunday. To order your tickets, please enclose a check for the amount made out to the Mint Museum Home and Garden Tour and a self addressed, stamped envelope and mail to Mrs. Ralph Peters, 5126 Dunes Court, Charlotte. North Carolina 28226. April 24 OPEN HOUSE - The annual Pope AFB-Fort Bragg Open House has been scheduled for April 28 on the Pope flightline. Gates will open at 9 a.m. and there is no charge for admis sion. Highlighting this year's events will be a precision flying demonstration by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team from Nellis AFB., Nev., and a parachute demonstration by the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team from Fort Bragg. Citizens and children 10 and under. Military personnel rank ed E-4 and below are admitted free to playhouse productions by showing their military I.D. at the ticket office. Admission to the Sunday Matinees arc $3 for everyone. The Fort Bragg Playhouse is located on Knox Street across from Bowlcy School. For more information and ticket reservations, call the Playhouse Bo* Office at 396-7555. Mart* >4 THE CIVIL WAR - A Civil War engineer, surgeon, photographer and blacksmith will be showing visitors how the war was run during the second annual "Conference Camp of Instruction 1864" at Fort Fisher State Historic Site March 3-4. Admission is free. Fort Fisher State Historic Site is located at Kure Beach, three miles south on US 421 , 20 miles south of Wilmington. For details, contact Fort Fisher State Historic Site, an agency of the Department of Cultural Resources, at 458-5538 or the Historic Sites Section. 733-7862 in Raleigh. March 7 SEWING WORKSHOP - 4-H is offering a sewing workshop for youth who are interested in learning to sew. The classes will be held on Wednesday nights from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. beginn ing March 7 at the high school. Youth will learn the basics of sewing and will make a simple garment. The cost of the workshop is SI . The class will be limited to eight youth. In terested persons may register by calling 875-2162 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. by March 5. A Fashion Revue will be held April 25 for those who wish to model their garments. SPRING TOUR -- The Attmore-Oliver House, 513 Broad Street, New Bern, is one of over 25 historical landmarks to be enjoyed April 6 and 7 on the Historic Homes Tour. Built in 1790 and remodeled in 1834, the home boasts an inviting two-story porch and four unusual exterior chimneys. The interiors of the house are Federal in form but use Greek Revival moldings. Doings March 1 ESTATE PLANNING - In ihe hopes of helping with estate and retirement planning, the Hoke County Agricultural Ex tension Office is sponsoring an educational meeting. It will be held at two different times, the first at 3 p.m. and the second at 1 p.m., at the Agricultural Ex tension Office on S. Magnolia Street. Plan now to attend one of these informative meetings. You might learn something. March 1 TIME MANAGEMENT - A two part seminar on time management will be offered by the Agricultural Extension Ser vice in March. The first session will be held March 1, from 10 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Hoke County Library, and the se cond session will be held March 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the T B. Lester Building on South Magnolia Street. The workshop is open to all professionals who are in terested in learning better time management techniques in the office such as: setting goals and priorities, eliminating time wasters, delegating, efficient use of secretaries, organizing your work area, budgeting your time, and other time sav ing techniques. The workshop will be conducted by Dr. Dalton Proctor, N.C. State University and Mrs. Alice Pet titt, Hoke County Agricultural Extension Service. There is no charge, and managers in business, government and in dustries are encouraged to at tend. Register by calling 875-2162. March 1-11 "CAINE MUTINY COURT MARTIAL" - The next pro duction scheduled at the Fort Bracg Playhouse will be "The Caine Mutiny Court -Martial." This play is lined up for Marck 1-4 and Mwck 7-11. Evening performances will begin at t: I S p.m. There will be Sunday Matinees on March 4 and II liBgiwiwa at 2:15 p.m. Admit ted to til* play wtB be 13 for ill Mhnt. $4.50 for military per ?onoel (active-duty and '?> retired), and $3 far Senior Itdb i srh ' . March 7 MICROWAVE WORKSHOP ? A Microwave Workshop will be held Thursday, March 7 ai 7 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the Lester Building. Call Ellen Willis Home Economics Exten sion Agent, 875-2162 to register. March 10 FASHION LUNCHEON - Raeford Junior Woman's Club will host a luncheon/ bridge/fashion show March 10 at MacDonald Cafeteria. Lun cheon will be served at noon, followed by a fashion show, "An Olympian Spring." Fashions will be provided by The Gingham Edition. Three progressions of bridge will be played and prizes will be awarded to the top five scorers. Door prizes also will be given. Tickets are $5. Each table will provide two decks of cards. Make reservations by March 1. Call 875-4562. 875-4398. 875-3875 to reserve a table. thru March BINGO - The Raeford Junior Women's Club will sponsor bingo each Saturday in March beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the civic center. A. variety game will be played, culminating with a $50 jack pot. All profits are given to Hoke County charities. Marc* 15-17 INDIAN CONFERENCE - Indians from throughout North Carolina and several other states will gather at the Downtown Hilton in Raleigh March 15-17 for the ninth an nual Indian Unity Conference. Governor Jim Hunt will ad dress the group on Friday, March 16 at 1:30 p.m. Educa tional and economic oppor tunities for Indians will be featured topics along with health, Indian history and culture, crafu, dancing and a traditional powwow. The event is sponsored by United Tribes of North Carolina and coor dinated by the Coounias?oa of Indian Affairs in the N.C. Department of Administration For more information, call (919) 73J-J m Sports March 3 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 - Eastern Seaboard areas. Other high lights for the big weekend of racing include Busch Pole Posi tion qualifying on Thursday, March 1, the Union 76 - Rock ingham Pit Crew Champion ships Saturday at 12:30 p.m.. and the Formula 200 Kan twin features preceding and after the Komfort Koacn 200 at 2 p.m. Ticket offices will be open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Mon day through Saturday and from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday. Ticket reservations may be made by telephoning 919-582-2861. March 11 CYCLE RACE - For the first time in almost a decade dirt bike motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle racers will have a chance to compete at Fort Bragg to help a Fayetteville man stricken with Leukemia. On March 11, people assigned to Fort Bragg, Pope and local area residents can enter the races, sponsored by the Autryville Chapter of Lions Clubs International. Proceeds from the race, which will take place on Fort Bragg at Texas Pond, will go to help with medical expenses that are mounting daily for Kayne Hix, a 22-year-old former Army dependent and employee at Suzuki of Fayetteville, who was diagnosed as having a form of Leukemia and is now hospitalized at the Duke University Medical Center. Blazons ALCOHOL. DRUG TELE PHONE COUNSELING - There will be a new Alcohol and Drug Counseling service available to (he 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 San dhills Center and is designed as a means to provide, another channel of contact for persons needing information and counseling for alcohol and drug problems. If you need help or just need to talk, call 1-800-438-1026. March 1 HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - Registration for the Adult High School Diploma Program will be on Thursday, March I at Hoke High School. For more information call Brenda Brown at 875-2156. 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. thru March 4 WINNING POSTERS - All winning posters from the recent USDA Soil and Water Conser-' vation Contest will be on display in the Hoke Library through March 4. SAFETY SEATS - Hoke County Health Center is offer ing a rental program for Infant Safety Seats. The seats 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. -4:30 p.m. There will be a SIO deposit at the time the seat is rented. When the seat is returned, (if in good condition), $5 will be refunded. POETRY CONTEST - A SI, 000 grand prize will be of fered in our upcoming poetry contest sponsored by the World of Poetry newsletter. There are 100 prizes in all, totaling over SIO, 000. "We want to en courage new poets, especially those who have never entered a poetry contest before," says Contest Director Joseph MeUoo. "We expect our efforts to produce exciting new discoveries!" For a free brochure of rules and prises write. World of Poetry, 24)1 Stockton Blvd., Dept. O, Sair? suto. California 95117. to tW offlec before MOI om Tacaday. On tour The 26-room Castle in Pinehurst has been selected as in April, the designer showcase which will be open to the public Castle Slated For Designer House The Castle in Pinehurst, has been selected as the 1984 Designer House by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). This Designer House will be the major fund raising project for the O'Neal Learning Center for children with learning disabilities. The O'Neal Learning Center is associated with the Wallace O'Neal Day School in Southern Pines. The Pinehurst Castle is a 26 room 14th century Norman styled country house designed by Greensboro architect, Charles Holleman. Built in 1927, this 6,000 square foot home took four years to com plete. Among the outstanding features of The Castle are the en trance hall with black and white marble tile; specially designed doors with sea horse hinges; and beautiful oak hardwood floors bordered with Green Key inlays. Twenty-two well known North Carolina designers, all members or associates of ASID, will transform the now bare interior of The Castle into an outstanding designer showcase to be opened to the public April 1-21; Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. -4 p.m.; Sunday, 2-5 p.m. and Thursday evenings by appointment. In addition to the designer rooms, The Castle will feature a Tearoom where a delightful lun cheon will be available from 11 a.m. -3 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and desserts, tea and coffee will be served every ddy from 3-4 p.m. A Boutique with clever collec tions of unique items will be of fered; a Garden Shop with a selected group of house and garden plants will be available; and an Art it Gallery with original works by local and regional artists will also be featured. In addition, chances on various items displayed in The Castle will be offered in the "Castle Raffle" to be held at the end of the show. Advance tickets for The Castle, 1984 ASID Pinehurst Designer House may be obtained by writing: Pinehurst Designer House, P.O. J Box 39, Pinehurst, N.C. 28374. Be sure to include your return ad dress. Advance tickets are Ave dollars ($5.00); tickets at the door are $6; and tickets for the run of the show are 58. For further information, call 919/295-2655 or 295-4333 daily, or 919/692-3554 during the evening. TIME TO GET GROWING GREEN THUMBERS! Fruit Trees Compare at 5.88 S7 White ? Doaw Dogwood Our Everyday Low Price Fruit trees available in assorted Apple Peach. Pear and Plum 2' To 5' tall Make your lawn more attractive with thesej varieties 5' To 6' tall Now is the time to plant truit trees, so beautiful Dogwood trees Take advantage of this great take advantage of this great savings Subiect to early sellout savings No rainchecks. 77 Reg. tT Bulb Assortment Includes Caiadiums, Can nas. Begonias, Pahltas, and Gladiolus Azaleas In 1 gal. container 2 yr. field grown Variety of colore. Reg 1.M $-177 00 Rose Bushes 1 gel. conteiner 2 yr. field grown Aee't. Colore Climbere f t Bush Compare ? at 1.47 Potting Soil 1 Peck., reedy to uee. Sterilized. Subject to eerly sellout. Reg. 3.M ?3?7 Grape Vln?. 2 yr. field grown *"* " ?Concord ?Catawba ?Niagra Camellias iu?. in 1 gal. container 2 yr. field grown White ? Pink ? Red
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