room
receives gift of books
A set of six volumes of books
entitled The History of North
Carolina has been presented to the
Hoke County Public Library by
Mbs Josephine Hall, a Library
Board of Trustee member.
The books were compiled by
R.O.W. Conner and were publish
ed in 1919.
The first three volumes relate the
history of the state from the begin
ning of English America through
the CfvO War, The Reconstruction
period and up to the period World
War I.
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are vividly described throughout
then periods.
Students studying North
Caroline History could find the
books valuable in preparing
themes or term papers.
The fourth, fifth, and sixth
volumes contain biographies and
pictures of North Carolinians who
helped form, shape and serve their
counties cm* the ttiff
Hoke Countians whose bio
graphies and pictures appear in the
books are the Honorable J.W.
Opening new cafeteria
The Rat ford Plant of Burlington Industries recently opened a new
cafeteria for employees. The new facility features a hot buffet, salad
bar, deli bar, grill and breakfast menu. One of the more popular items
is the biscuits that are cooked on-site and served hot. Shown here are
Tim McPhatter, Charlie Smith, Charles Wilson end Lorude Bundy
cutting the ribbon to officially open the new cafeteria for business.
Those pictured are the most senior employees from the departments in
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Chorus, Chorale receive
top ratings during event
The Hoke High Chorale and
Chorus traveled to Aberdeen Mid
dle School on March 14 to compete
in Central No. 2 District competi
tion along with 20 other perform
ing groups.
The chorus sang "Ave Verum"
by Mozart and "Lebenslust" by
Mendelssohn. The chorale per
formed "Alleluia" by Thompson
and "Gloria In Excdsis Deo" by
Bach.
Both groups received a superior
rating.
On March 26 the chorale provid
ed entertainment for the South
Central Regional Office Staff Con
vention.
A variety of pop selections were
performed.
A buffet dinner at Pizza Hut
was enjoyed by all afterwards.
McLauchlin, a soldier, senator and
benefactor. He was serving as
Senator from Cumberland County
when be introduced a bill which
established Hoke County in 1911.
He has been caHed "The Father of
Hoke County."
Dr. Qeorge A. Graham, a
skillful practitioner, who in
association with J W. Johnson, at
a meeting with authorities at the
State capitol Accepted the name
Hoke for the new county.
Johnson's biography and pic
ture also appear in the set of
J. Ward wins
St. Andrews
scholarship
John Dehnar Ward, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dehnar Ward of Route
2, has been awarded a Distinguish
ed Scholarship to St. Andrews
Presbyterian College in Laurin
buig.
The scholarship, awarded on the
basis of merit only, is the College's
highest academic award and is
worth a total of $16,000 for four
years.
Recipients of the Distinguished
Scholarship to St. Andrews are
selected through a competition
process. Semi-finalists in the com
petition were invited to St. An
drews campus in March for inter
views with the Scholarship Com
mittee, academic seminars, a ban
quet, dass visits and special enter
tainment.
Selection of finalists is based on
the students' academic achieve
ment, SAT scores, extracurricular
involvement and the scholarship
interview.
St. Andrews is a four-year,
private, liberal arts college, whose
academic and 9tudent life pro
grams have been accorded national
acclaim. In 1983, the American
Association of Colleges cited St.
Andrews' core curriculum, along
with that of Harvard, as the finest
in the nation.
Ward, currently a senior at
Hoke County High School, plans
to study in the area of Art or
Chemistry.
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books.
Lee Bethune was one of the local
citizcas who helped to bring about
the creation of Hoke County. His
abilities were called to use when he
was elected to serve as Register of
Deeds.
The fifth person from Hoke
(. County to appear in the set is
Sheriff Edgar Hall who was one of
the first to come forward with sup
port for the formation of a new
county.
Hall was chosen by the people
and appointed by Governor Kit
chen to serve as the county's first
Sheriff.
Another set of books was
presented to the library by Miss
Hall. It is entitled The Scribner
Radio Music Library.
The books had been the proper
ty of Mrs. Lula Hall Dubanks, a
retired organist and public school
music teacher of Monroe, North
Carolina.
These books will be useful to
piano teachers, organists, music
club members who prepare club
programs and those who perform
for the public.
The Hoke County Library is
grateful to Miss Josephine Hall for
her interest in and support of the
library, Miss Hall it known for her
numerous contributions to the
Hoke County Public Library.
The books will be housed in the
History Room.
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face.
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