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iLf XIX. NO.
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ftAEPOi^Si
Ct, mays, 1923.
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mi^rrtod
il fib. bat" iibeir ;aai^oee
d^ not i^pi^ .^until last
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StrficM.
\ “Tba sorlee rf wirfUsw fn tbe
’ l^f^lltnrterlaa cbarcb eloeed Taas
ey«|Diiifir.
r stiGtood^ aikIfiSnces' jgtaeted tbe
«^^Mkar at every lerVlM, tbe U'd-U.merica.
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Tb€
Brmfrh CMk.
•abject for tbe n^prli
the Reeeareb Club
wiis natural wonders of America.
Mrs. L H. Sbankle Kave a very
ifitereetihK reading on Ntagiura
FaHb.
' Mra. H. B. Whitley gave
a short talk on Yellowstone
Falls. A^ '
■ f'Mrs."'J. C. Thomas gave an in
teresting picture of The Garden
of the Oods," which is just
outside the city of Colorado
Springs and is considered one of
the most beautiful natural parks
N.
Ragord School
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WilHiua OoTiiigt^} Editor-ln-CW^f.
EloisafMcFadyen, Aoaooiate Bdifav
Herman Campbell, V ** *1.
Brown McQueen, *• **
Gertrude MoFadyen, ** \ “
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Editarial.
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«owds at night being ver^Isr^,
taxing the capacity of the build
%pt*
ji Rev. D P* McGeachy.'D. D.,
ig be rememlMred in fiae-
!1‘ He Is a mostaffiable geo-
Rnnan, a strong find logical
preactie^ and an unusually re-
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px' ll»xian' 'Reita.
^ - The Woman's Auxiliary of the
reebyterian church will give an
ai and attsactive program
I their next regular meeting at
%be cbusch next,Monday after
noon, ,May 7tb. at 3:30 Vclock.
All .the iadhse and young girls of
the chor(^ Jiire Invit^ to attend
and enjoy the cetebration of the
Fi(Mto;wiHi the auxiliary.
. A coil^^Bon will be' taken for
a school for Mexican girls in
Texas end. dainty refreshmehts
wib lxi^8e>v«^ bv itirls r^M^nt-
ingJlie^scbool. Be siffAtocome.
sueof
^kipd-
Mrs. T. B. Lester gave a talk
on the Grand Canyon of Colorado
' Mm. H. S. Gatlin told the club
•bout the giant geyser^ of Yel
lowstone l^tk. I
Mrs. J. R. Hampton and Mrs..
J. W. McLauchlin then cold of
the big trees of California*
The club then discussed for a
few minutes. the natural won
ders of our state ^ .
The mejnbers answsfed tbe
roll call with some vdry impor
tanthorrent events, which the
club discussed with much inter
est. .. _
At the dose of the program
Mrs. H. L. Gatlin and Mrs- J. W
McLanchlin as joint hostesses^
served a delicious salad course.
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, Re-Groupiog.
' A committee appointed ' by
Fayetteville Presbytery at the
ia^t atpted meeting, met in First
Churiih,. Fayettevlllej / Tuesday,
April 2#tb, to regroupe the
ehumbes in thfs, ^ presbytdry.
^O^pHniUeeAts^ composed of
fro^ie^tjbrjof.-t^e;^,.
Several days^ago there appear
ed On the sporting page of one ot
the state newspapers an article
which is considered by some,
more worthy of fame than even
hat well known poem “Chany at
tbe BatThis poem as well as
we all know pictures humoroas,
y a mighty slugger faaaingont
in. a “pinch" but the article first
mentioned relates one of the
ncidents which make the'Amer
ican people love and admire tbe
national game so much.
The thought of the. story fol
lows: /
Moriarty was ob third. He
had reached it by the usual wa'y.
A sacrifice bunt sent him to sec
ond and he advanced another
base w|ieo a long fiy was caught
by one of the outfielders. Mori
arty was on thb'd with two men
out. The ghme might be savd
by one run Of course he couk
play safe and deperid on the bat
ter to bring him in Nobody could
blame Moriarty if tbe batter fatl-
ed to make ^saible the > 8corei
but Moriarty did not look at the
sitdadon that way.. He realise^
that he was in a position to win
the game, for the team. .Tbi^
chances were that the' opp^tu
nity tp tally might not bettffdfd
ed by the batter and
niined^to steal home,
dd for Jhis chance apd. wh^
atumaj^ I
the
of lUoira
’onwr and
Bbdald^
inatedlt'
na Powtf
nish
Coxaotf)^:
VfMTi
b^dik.
Express.)
that negotl-
for the sale of
rer Company-,
. to the Carolina
['Company,
le be consum
,^-that the Carol!-
[ht Go. will fnr-
^•Carthage, Vuss,
Springs, Lake.
iPines, Pinehurst,
>r Cjty, Liberty
it places not in-
itof towns. The
Short Items.
OarbnbM
tbd 9^
Mr; iol
% ^ Mr. W. H. Parker of Mt. Gil-
eid, whom tbe editor has known
for forty years, fell dead on his
farm last Wednesday while di
recting his farm work-
Rev. J. H. ^Friaelleis not only
a preacher, but a skillful work
man and caMnet maker. He has
some beautiful pieces of furni
ture of his own manufacture
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Mr. L; E. Reaves was carried
back to Highsmith’s hospital
last week where another opera
tion was perfumed on him, and
Deep River we now hav^ strong hope of his
Id be included in 1 recovery,
ifer. ' I The dust on the streets and
’McQueeD, one om roads, which have been scraped
leading captains Lince we bad rain, is really dis-
the chief pro-1tressing. Anyhow, a. car of
truck will raise more dust than
40 wagons or buggies.
Tbe new dirt put on the side
walks should have been distrib
uted when it was put pn. In
some places when you walk
along a sidewalk you are re-
The Chief of Police of T^-
mont and other prominoit citi
zens of the Ptoctorville scrtion
of Robeson are indicted for whip
ping two white women of Pror-
torville week before^ last. The
accused plead innocence* how
ever, they were bound over to
Superior court by Recorder Ivey
of Lumberrort at a prelunioary
hearing last Thursday.
tofcrl
Soh(
OUt;(
Jtric power sys-
les lights for the
id power for a
manufacturing]
knd factories.
ilina Power and
|y take the proper-]
is that the towns
now served by
:h better service!
the srrongest elec-
companies in the
instantly reachio^j
Mothers' Club Meets..
The mothers’ Club of Baeford
met on Tuesday afternoon. April
24th, at the home of Mrs. O. W.
Seate.
The meeting opened as usual
with the roll call. - —
Mrs. W. C. Brown read a splen-
dld^aper on “Wfiat idea we
should keep before the niinds on
young people.”
^After the reading of this pa
per there was a debate between
Mrs. T. B. Upchurch and Mrs.
W. B. McQueen. The subject
being “Home Life versus Public
Life -for women.,, Mrs.* Up-
cburch, affirmative, Mrsi Mc-
minded of crossing a cotton field negative.
Afer some business dicussion.
in the dark.
Graham Davis,
in new teriitory.
Carolina Power and
ipany buy the
le Sandhills Power I near Hemp.
20, Chester
McCaskill, 18, and Lonzy Brow-
ey, negro, were instantly killed
early SaturPay morning wlien a
cave-in occurred in the talc mine
of the Stondant Mineral Coni-
Moore Coun-
leans larger things
IS and territory
mote.
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Such kind-
fand slocerf;
nSM will n^er be forgotten.
VLuther Clark and Family.
Johu P. Shaw, prominent busi.
nassman and farmer of Wagram,
waa the purchaser of the old
Spring 1^1 school property,
w^ich was sold recently at pub
lic auction by o^r of the coun
ty board of education. The piir-
chase price was $850.
Mr. Rowland Covington made
bis first shipment' df straw her
lies Tuesday. April/ 24. Berries
from bis farm on the local mar
ket have attracted attention this
week.—Laurinburg Exchange.
tfe^Is first meeting.*
V The cl^anges suggested by the
committee effect' the churches
in Hoke and Lee more than in
the other counties, and as to this
county the following' 'changes
are to be made in Rev. Eugene
Alexander’s late field: Shiloh is
grouped with Bethesda, Bethel
with Montpelier, Phillip! with
Raeford, and Dundarrach with
Antioch.,
The cemmittee meets in the
same place again May 24th,
when the people affected will 'be
beard. This committee is to
make its report to |an' adjourned
meeting of presbytery, ‘which
meets in Highland church June
24th. ^ A
Good Line Children's Hoeieryiu.
clumug Novelties in Socks and
three-quarter length Soc ks
Baucom's OBsh Store.
Raeford, N. C.
Come to see us for ANYTHING
you may need in our line. v
Baucom's Cash Store.
Iweford, N- C.
FEDERAL
TIRES
are worth the price, and to prove
this we refer you the hun
dreds of satisfied users
’ who live in Raeford ^
^ and Hoke County.
Auto Accessories, Gas,
Oils and Grease
Car R^airing in Connection.
Main Street Filling, Station
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have
part.
even
Iroi^the^bome plate with all
(he speed that was in him and
slid—safe.
Now Muriarty did not have' to
steal home. He could have
waited for a hit and if it failed
to com^e would not have been
criticised. People would
said that he had done his
but he WAS willing to do
more for his team. ^
Players like that a^a credit
to the game, and as games are
often compared to real \Ufe, so
the players in the greatest of
games who are willing to do
more than they think' is their
part are the opei who better
their community, stgta and
country.
'^wi to tte Sea in Shipi.’’^
A pteture. that has been shown
In PinehnrkttlHeee separate times
sinea its relesiMa March ist Ad
vertieed in all magazines.
MONDAY and TUESDAY,
MAY 7tb and 8th.
Afternoon performac^ each
day.
Admisssion afternoons 26 and
60 cents
Evening performances 50c and
$1.00.
^See this 1^ picture*. Cost us
three times as much as any pic
ture this year.
NEW THEATRE
Raeford, N. C. '
Social News.
We greatly enjoyed Dr, D. P.
McGeacby, who conducted our
chapel exercises several days
last week. Each time Us mes
sage was one of real inspiration
and we wish be could be with us
more often. r
^^most delightful party! was
given Friday evening by the
^phomoies at the school build
Ini^^^ Eacb member of the class
invited another member of the
Higb^Bcbool to go aS bis guest?
Many games and contests and
general good iime were enjoyed
by all. Later in the evening tbe
girls of the class served oiange
ice and cakes.
Miss Cornelia Crump of Polk-
ton has been spending a few
days with her cousin, Mias Ne-
vll Pratt.
Mr.^H. L Gatiin, Jr., spent
the week-end in Darli^ton, S. C.
He drove his new car through
the country and had a very en
joyabto time.
We are glad to feel that
spring has come back again.
Several students who were suf
fering from spring fever last
week found Um cold momiogs a
lerltfs A. H. Prevatt
ittmaun captured a
Monday afternoon
variety, in a
Ml; Biggs' farm
\1ipWn up
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I ty News.
Leading Southern men are
jacking up the Agricultural De
partment for misleading state
ments, which give cotton a 12
per cent, increased acreage over
1922, when the trulh is the acre
age is less because of cdptinu^
wet weather.
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i^^j^rs ^pployed by
Feb’"
ruary to figure the State in or
out of debt, report that it'will
take some time yet, possibly two
months, to complete- the task.
We read somewhere they were
being paid $46 a day each. They
are evidently in no hurry.
delicious, refreshments were
served consisting of a salad
course and iced tea followed by
home made candies. Mrs. Seat
was assisted in serving by Mra.
Clyde Upchurch, Mrs. R. B.
Lewis, and Miss Mary Lee Seat
Tbe next meeting will be held
at Mrs. S. A. Snead’s at four
o’clock Tuesday afternoon May
29th.
Pumps, Oxfords, Sandals and
“regular” Shoes to suit most
everybody.
Baucom’s Cash Store,
Raeford. N. C.
FOR SALE—Young Jersey cow,
fresh, gentle and safe. See
A. A. McINNIS.
, Rockfish, N- C.
Real fine Impoited Organdie
all popular shades.
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Baucom’s Cash Store, - "
Good Hiugs to Est
Dukes Home Made Mayounaise
Deimounte Fruit Salad Colum
bia River Red Salmon, Nor
way Mackerel, Log Cabin pure
Maple Syrup. See us for bet-
. ter Butter. FRESH BREAD
and CAKES DAILY.
McNeill Grocery Co..
Home of Good Things to Eat.
Phone244.
asB
little disappointing to their con
dition but they are now suff^-1
ing from a relapse.
Atidetks.
Fletcher Memorial defeated
the locals in a slow but exciting
gameof baseball here. Friday by
a score of i8 to 10. The game
was featured by terrific bitting
on both sides.
Raeford scored first in the
second-fraoto wkea Goviag
'ton’s clean single scored two
men. "^tber runs were acquired
all along, tbe lead see-sawing
from one ude to another. With
the visitors leading 10 to 7 Rae
ford knotted the score in the Stb
by several pretty bits. Fletcher
however scored three ia tbe first
of tbe 9th and put the game on
ice aitbou^ by an / error and
Culbreth a tripie to center the
locals tallied once more in their
half.
The feature of tbe game were
tbe hitting of Culbreth and a
longniuning catch by “Bill’'
Sessoms foc.^ Raeford. Burns
twirled well for Fletcher but waa
hit hard st times.' Brown and
Suead amaabed out a pretty dou-
bleaptoes*
Make it
Habit
g Most of your transactions at
= this bank are.concemed with such
g routine matters as the deposit or
g Withdrawal of money.
gv If you desire, we shall be glad,
l-4o handle this business of yours
1 by mail. Simply use your mail-
g box as one of our tellers’ windowa
1 In this, and in many othar
g ways, we are always striving to
1 give real and helpful assistan»:
The Bank of Raeford
- Raeford^ N. (C.
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