Intruders leave house 'in wreck' A Raeford resident returned home last week to find not only that his house had been broken in to, but that the place was a "mess" and three television sets had been stolen. Sometime last Friday night, the residence of Scott Holmes was broken into and ransacked, police reports say. The house was apparently entered through a window and, while inside, thieves took a 13-inch television, a 19-inch television and a 4-inch TV with a radio built in, according to the reports. A rifle and a shot gun were also found to be missing, Raeford Police Chief Leonard Wiggins said. The estimated worth of the stolen goods totals $1,203, the chief said. In another matter, Hoke County Sheriffs deputies investigated the theft of an air conditioner from the Community United Methodist Church. Roland Fulk reported that he and other members of the church were cooking breakfast in the com munity building attached to the church when the air conditioner was noticed missing. The 18,600 BTU unit is valued at $630, say reports. In an apparently unrelated cool ing unit theft, the Raeford Hoke Landfill fell victim to someone try ing to stay cool. Robert Jackson reported that he had made a special trip to the land fill to allow a truck from a local in dustry to dump a load of trash. Upon arrival, he noticed a 3,000 BTU air conditioner missing, reports say. Nothing else was found to have been taken and the air conditioner was valued at $30, reports say. A Raeford resident was the vic tim of battery theft on July 1, sheriffs reports say. Alfred Lupo reported that he saw a person leaving his house wearing a white t-shirt. When he got into his yard, he found the hood of his car up and his battery gone, reports say. The battery was worth about $60. Four bicycie thefts were reported last week, according to sheriffs and police reports. Wesley Baldwin reported that he left his bike for only a short while as he walked to South Hoke School. When he returned, the bike was gone, reports say. The bike was worth $169. Beatrice Carthens reported that both of her children's bicycles were taken sometime last Saturday. According to reports, both bikes had 20 inch frames and one was a male's dirt bike while the other was a regular frame girl's bike. Both bikes were worth $100. Sarah M. Smith reported to Raeford police that her bicycle was stolen. The stolen vehicle was reported ly valued at $224. In a final police note, Bertha Bass reported that someone took $100 in cash from her house. The department is looking into the alleged theft, Chief Wiggins said. WED-TH U RS-FR I -SAT BIG 4-DAY SALE SMI! CHIIORiN'S CANVAS SPOtTS SHOE up gallon and 2 gallon elza fraasar bags. !0 Regular 99* Aas't Freezer Boxes Your cholca of: pint, IK pt. ft qt. aim freezer boxaa with lids. eoo Your Choice Q Reg. $7.99 Aluminum Cookware i 91.91 on your choice of 4 qt. stoamar or 12 qt. covarsd sauce P?t. xt at. 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M I Jobless rate drops By Ed Miller For the second month, unemployment in Hoke County fell below the double digit mark to a two-year low of 9*h. The number of unemployed in the county decreased for the third straight month in May, recent reports from the state Employment Security Commission (ESC) shows. Unemployment has decreased nine tenths of a percent since last month, the report says. "The basic reason for the decrease is that seasonal hiring is up," said ESC spokesperson Deb bie Farmer. The Job Service office is getting more calls for labor in the areas of farming and construction. Farmer said. There is still not an overabun dance of jobs in the county, but the service is getting more job orders, Farmer said. When asked if she expected the trend to continue. Farmer said: "I hope so." ...Around Town (Continued from page 1) According to a copy of a letter I received last week, a congratula tion is in order to Jimmy Morrisey on his appointment by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. as a member of the Task Force on Missing Children. The letter in part is as follows: "We need the continued help of leaders like you if we are to build on the foundation we have laid and improve the quality of life for all our citizens." 1 don't know how many ap pointments Gov. Hunt has made in Hoke County during his eight years in office. This makes the third in my memory. When I asked the chairman of the Democratic Party Harold Gillis, how many more we would get before th elec tion? His reply was that he didn't know anything about the latest ap pointment. There must be bad communications. So now we have an appointment and US 401 will soon be four laned. ? * ? Every year the Ellis Williamson Post 20, North Carolina American Legion, sends two boys to the Legion sponsored Boys' State. Financial support is usually given by the financial institutions of the county. This past year Randy Scull, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Scull and Michael Sports son of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Sports, at tended from Hoke County. Harold Gillis, local legionnaire, is in charge of the selection of the boys. Gillis recently received a letter from Randy Scull about his stay at Boys' State. The letter follows: Dear Mr. Gillis: 1 would like to thank you and all the other legionnaires for sponsor ing my week at Boys' State. I learned a great deal about our state government and thoroughly en joyed the week. I met many young men of whom will always be dear friends. I was elected to office of senator for McLean City. We discussed many of the major political debates and had some of our own debates on controversial issues in the senate. Several of our states' political figures spoke to us throughout the week. Some of them were: Senator Jesse Helms, Democratic guber natorial candidate, Rufus Ed m is ten, along with representatives from the Jim Hunt and Jim Martin campaign committees. There were some 500 boys, the largest attendance ever at Boys' State this year and I was glad to be a part of it. Thank you. Sincerely, Randy Scull After reading this letter, just think what it would do if we could send most boys to a week like this. ? * ? I found the following note on my desk last week. Dear Sam: This is something the United Carolina Bank gets out monthly, I believe. Joyce Monroe and I spent several hours one day in May with Jan Higgins, the editor. We accompanied her to a good many places in Hoke Co. to take pictures and gave her guidance with Hoke Co. history and infor mation. 1 think the pictures turned out real well. Jan is located in Whiteville. Jo Hall. Attached to the letter was a copy of The United Carolinian the newspaper for UCB, on page 4 and S of the July issue is an article and pictures entitled, "A Visit to Hoke County. The article deals with local coun ty history and ends with a small amount of history of The Bank of Raeford. It is well written and the pictures of local industries, public buildings, old schools and church, and a local home are very clear and well printed. I know you can get a copy at UCB if you are interested. Thanks Jo for the information. Enviro-Chem Co. EXTERMINATORS HOUSEHOLD PEST CONTROL 120 W. EDINBOROUGH AVE. Jim Conoly OFFICE 875-8146 RAEFORD, N.C. EXTERMINATOR HOME 884-2314 Long Buch Off lc? 278-9689 Sidney Mansfi?ld/Ext*rmlnator TIB DECOR CENTER 525 Harris Ave. Raeford, N.C. 875-4724 Free WaHpapering Class Save money by learning how to Inatall your own wall-covering. The Wall Tax* representative will be in town to give a live demonstration. Call now for your free reservation to learn how to meaaure. cut and hang your own wallpaper. Tuesday, July 17 7:30 p.m. WoflTex VINYL WALLCOVERINGS The Decor Center ? A.M. -6:30 P.M