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i ‘ r•. V '* S- \T- di^!- .A^i ,«• TVl -3S-'^ 'i 1.-' 1 ,"'1 V-^. 5 l*k- you XXII NO 51. K^iffummm • ir'm RAEFORD, NORTH CARblJ^ jt4 of Litef atare^ Woman’s w Gob. "-^-^:-'^*€ (ConMnunicated) Mrai H.'L 'Gatirn.idrs. W. E JVoefiiaiiand Wrs. Harlee fsub- ^itituciiue foxber daughter, Mrs. t*Mrl FrMman) entertained the .jPe^Ttment of Literature March v-^th at the home of Mrs Gatlin. ^Hn. J. S. Poole. Mrs. J. M. (bodae^and Mrs. A D. Cars were appointed a committee ^^nmidiiate offit^rs to be elected '‘t the anhual meeting in April. SoUee is hereby give of the fpfropoBed amendment to the By Iaws^ by striking out Article I¥, .:0ee. 1. ‘‘Guests shall be limited ^ out of town visitors and hoi^se '^ests of the hostess.'’ ; '4bo motion of Mrs. G. B. RoW' .^nd it was' decided to make 'ApriM2th “Cotton Day’' in the elUbranirall members are re- ^^ '-QUBSted to Wear cotton dresses Mrs. L. B. Brandon was leader ,of the program on ‘‘Southern 'f'dets and Southern Writers'' Boyles sang i** with Mrs J. 3he;^pianb. ^ Mrs. Hoyle sang ^iVghtT Lak a ’Rose," accom ^l^ed by^Miss Boyies, .both se- ^ IbdtiODs b^'Frank L. Stanton. ^ M'^'^tack house gkve ;^|hilkB otf Edgar' ' Allen Poe apd **'"’?;l8idney i;anier %. MrsvdSirl Gc^i liett read “The Raven’’ and “The PoA Mrs.'titfiEkhptt^ : sdeetions ^tr o rp' - ie^ Glylin.'’^^' i^^bert^cLean discuss; ei^Peets j>f 19.0. and r^lid poems ‘T^^^alUe DJts()ik~P^| hT!H4iMWm. ~ . - - . ^pr CaroJigaj^^^^^^^ “Jean My E. Hoyle at m- Hie Carolina Playmakers At Red Sinings March 19th Three Original Folk Plays will be presented in the Bed Springs High School auditorium Satur* day, March 19, at 8:00 P. M. by the Carolina Playmakers of the University of North Carolina. The Playmakers aim is to promote and encourage dramat* ic art especially by the produc tion and publishing of plays. The plays are representative of the tradition and present life in North Carolina. This engagement closes this season of the Carolina Play makers. * [tfRSDAY. MARCH 17,4927. .. $1.50 Per Year. Raleigh Mast Pay Up $7S„000 Save Fair to A special election iyill be called in July in Raleigh for the pur pose of substituting the question of a $75,000 bond issue to per petuate the State Fair, accord ing to Henry M. London, one of he workers for the State Fair bill, which pissed the General Assembly. Under the provisions of the bill, Raleigh and the North Caro lina Agricultural Society will pot up $200,000 and the State Will set aside 200 acres of' land within five miles of Baleieh. I Ihe Agricultural Society and th^ Ci£v of Raleigh now have a fund of $1^,000 as a''"result dt the sale of residential lots Jn the subdiv!snm';;of the old» Fair Grounds. 'V v - n - Mat* wai M.V. sr^mow ^ LOCAL NEWS. 4 Parmei s are rceiving thgir fer tiiizers for the next crop. Growers now think most of the peach crop has been killed by the cold.. We would like to priot you , a job so we could see how our new type looks. Fertilizers are lower priced than they were last year, but are too high yet. Prof. J. M. Stackhouse was quite sick for several days last week. He had flu. ft The ve!o of the McNairy-Hau- gen bill should send Cal Cooiidge back to hauling bay. The county roads stood the ruinous effects of the big snow, and much rain very well. The Editor was quite sick on Sunday, March 7, in Raleigh, out was able to be around Mon day. Mr. E. T. Davis, who has been very sick for several weeks,, is improving s owly we are glad to state. The Hoke Motor Co. have moved into the ’ Pratt building, which they recently acquired by purchase. ' The contract to hardsurface the Fayetteville road to the Hoae county line will Ifc let March 29th. Mr. E, L. Peele has been sick io bed for twa 'pr three' weeks now.' He is some better we glad to hear,’ Bot!ri|Kand Mrs linaiW, toIeaiTD: Mt. h;^^ keii- doyi^, morning.*!’ Mr. j; oeen sick glad to ;Mr. J; sever^ impro; Raefo; putting ities Theb^ shadi^ sev^^at^. for Hf versal la^^e time sii Miss^ been sicl she has rt The ty this 1 of our Mr' ten ou^ is at ■Mr.#^ to the .week soon ■ tali,*: town. B. R. Gat- h sick we are sorry Gatlin, 8r.. was ta- with flu Saturday ' .Wilson, who has out again, we are k ♦ Jonoly was sick for last week, but has Mr.-W. W.^i^alP fili l Kvi*¥S?T-''i^lW*tSi?*5fSKSS ’PW»E & Mfg. Co. 18 w poles for their ity; > ow still hangs on in where it banked deep McNatt is manager ge, .Tr.. at the Uni- e now. I of eggs was lower Raeford than at any e World War. nie Me Fad yen has t has 80 recovered ned to school building in ihis Conn er will give many Work wo hope n Campbell has got- an. attack of flu and of business again. Fuller was confined I for several days last fattack of influenza. Hotel building will leted in every de credit to any man’s courses were not hut there is Fthe^itrearas than myefirki'' ■ - R. L. Burns, a prominent at- torntjy of Carthage died Sunday. R. W. Christian, Represerita live from Cumberland in 19*25. died suddenly Sunday- Mr. J. A. Baucom was confin ed to bia room for a pi^rtion of last week, but ha.s recovered. Both Maj and Mrs. R. B. L-'-w’is have been -^ick with flu. ■ Her many friends had missed j to hear they are recovering, her from the poXofficf.auiiwerel r g Ste.y,rt and little driuiihter are both sick at Mr. Gatlin’s, and Mr Stewart is sick sprry to learn Miss' Xona Gra ! ham was at home sick. The Messrs. Lt-ster have near ly completed a much larger and oetter dairy barn than the one it replaces. Their barn was de stroyed by fire two months ago. Messrs. Sam and Mitchell F.p stein drove a Ford from Rae >rd to New York City last wnt-k., 615 miles, in 20 hours, and they made the return trip in the s.ame time. Dr and Mrs. W. M. Fairley were called to Tarboro Sunday because of the illness of Dr. Fair- ley’s mother, Mrs David Fair ley, y ho was reported sick with pneumonia. The weather turnei.1 warm the middle of February in 1894, and the leaves were out fnil grown March 28lh that year, when a cold snap killed everything. It may be cold vet Mr. Fred Brown has been li- c-nsed to preach w*e are told. He recently returned from New Orleans where he took some kind of special course. He is in the Y. M C. A. work. in Grt-enaboro Governor McLean has order ed an iovestigtion of the charges of graft made on the floor of the Senate by Senator Rivers John son during a discussion .of the Poole Privy bill last week. NOTICE! Having lost- a building by fire and being erruded for n-»om, I am offering f .r .sale 100 excellent Yearling Hena, Tancred Engiish line While Leiihorns at $1.25 each tor any number. I have some at rny- home in Raeford. Baby chirks, any number, 15c each. Legs for hatching, any number, 5e each. J E. HOYLE. STRAYED—One horse mule 7 year.a rid, ha& shipping tag No. on hip,*^ sm.til blaze . in face. Notiiy C. H Tapp & Sous, Timberland. N C, I HAVE FUR SAIjE—torn, pea vine and soy bean bay, baled anti lot se, pea hulls .for the cows, several nice porkers, fefcd r.- and breeding gilts. Prices reason a b'“. d. 1). mason. 'Phone 51313. \Me8$rs. Jesse ..wii Gii^Qn. T^, LOOK If in need of sawed toliacco sticks, or pine stove wood in blocks or split, see or call WALTRR8 COVINGTON, Route 1, or J. A. WALTERS. When you start home come by . and get'a-_aac|; 'c^fcjfhat ijtood * ikeiA F« ire of Appomatax;’’ and John Charles McNeill. Mrs. Brandon briefly mention* ed the besT; known S. C. poets The hostesses served Charlotte Russe, coffee, cake and nuts. wTnnfng provisional approval for his arrangement with the United States whereby France will pay $10,000,000 toward liquidation of her war debt, '•pending ratifica tion ^of the Washington debt. Electiion oi Officers. The Woman’s Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church elected Sec retaries of Benevolent Causes March 9th as follows*^ Spiritual Life, Mrs. J. W, Currie. Foreign Missions, Mrs. W. B. McLaucnlin. Assembly’s Home Missions, Mts. H. C. McLaucblin. , S. & P. Home, Mrs. J. H. Campbell.; Chm. Ed. & Min. Relief, Mrs W. T. Covington; S. 8. Ex. & Y. P. W., Mrs. G B. Rowland; Literature, Mrs J.R.Hampt( n; Christian 8oc. Ser., Mrs. J. A. Clifton; Orpb^age, Mrs. A K.Currie; Pastor’s Aid, Mrs. Wm. La- moot; Social Activities, . Mrs. N, B. Blue. Circle Chairmen were ap pointed as follows: •-0^' Circle No. 1, Mrs. H. McK. * McOiarmid; Circle No, 2, Mrs. Hector Me 'Bryde; Circle No. 3, Mrs, R. L. Mur ray; ,1.:^^ Circle No. 4,*Mrs, Paul Dick ^Bon; * Circle No. 5, Mrs. Luk^ Be thune; „ Circle No. 6, Mrs. A. K. - BtOveDB. ‘ A* ■ - 'A good deal of interest has been manifested recently in real estate circles over the announce Inent of the first offering of home sites in the new develop ment project over between loutheirn Pines and Aberdeen. lice Jersey Cow fdl sale. , J. H. Campbell. Aberdeen, March 9.—Dr. A. H. McLeod of Aberdeen was in charge of a coroner’s jury today in the investigation of the death of a man and woman found fro zen in a cottonfield near here. The two perished in the snow of a week ago. Co-op Get Money. The North Carolina Cotton Growers Co operative Association is making a distribution of ap prOxiraately one and a quarter million dollars to its members who have cotton pooled in the Short time pool, according to an announcement received from the Assfjciation headquarters at Ral eish. Checks are being mailed as fast as they are written and it is expected"that the distribu. tiou will be completed inside of 10 days. The distribution to members in Hoke county wil amount to approximately $i9,400 dollars. ^ 'rtie present distribution brings the price of all cotton up to 10 cents per pound, basis middling ADout 60 per cent, of the Aseo ciation receipts has been sole and if there is no radical change in the market, it is likely that al cotton in the Short time pool wil be closed out and final settlement made to members sometimer the early part of July as usual Our sales up to this time have been satisfactory and unless there is a marked decline in the market our members can look forward to a ve^ satisfactory settlement for co.tton of the 1926 crop. Mrs. Jno. W. Moore and daughter, Miss Jacksie, of Wil son were guests of friends A Second car was partially oadedat Raeford with chickens ast Wednesday. The load was completed at , Aberdeen on the same day. Raeford High School gave a good play Friday evening: ‘’And Home Came Ted.’’ Every one in the play did well his or her part, and it was a success. * The Journal. learns with re gret of the very serious illness of Mr. Neill F. Sinclair of Ashley ieights, and we ar very gUd to earn later of improvement in his cjndition. There are a number of per sons paying attention to chicken raising this year. We hear of several batching by incubators. Guess the snow made care for the chicks hard work. Miss Annie Black McFadyen of the local school faculty, was si:k last week. She was able tu r-iiurn to her uost Monday. Miss * • Mavme McKeithau taught for ner during her illness. There was a bill before the last legislature to have the State give the old reck quarry, where the stone was gotten out to build the State capitol, to the city of Ral eigh; but the bill was ..tabled. Raleigh wanted to make a park of that 7 acres of land. A law passed last w'eek gave the State Sanatorium for the Treatment of Tuberculosis the right to sell the new Montrose Ashley Heights school district site for their consolidated school This is on the highway from Raeford td Aberdeen, and is beautiful location. During the big snow week be fore last the large iron gar >ge across the railroad from the A Ck, R. passenger station, collapsed with the weight of the snow lodged on its roof. The remains of the wreck are being removed and a good vacant lot will be in Raefbrd for two days last week. I ready for a better'building. men to theofSce of magistrate in lokeat its last session, and they should qualify. They are needed Mrs. E. R. Williamson has Deen confined to her room by sickness for two weeks, but is now improving we are glad to say. The young p ople of Fayette ville Presbytery had a good meeting here Saturday. They are niuih interested in their work. Mr. C. E Upchurch and two of his children, Little Clyde and Alworihy, have been quite sick ora week, but are now im proving. Mr T. F. Culbreth went to Ashley Heights and nailed 66 shoes on mules in one day last week. But he has a record of 84 shoes in a day. The price of cotton went above tbiraen cents on the Raeion market last week It dependi on ti'.e amount of fertilizers bought and the acreage planted wheih‘r the price gets much better, A terrible earthquake in Ja pan last week destroyed 2,600 human lives and this catastro phe was followed by a destruo tive storm. Truly Japan has suffered much from convulsions of nature. Senator Moorp of Greenville, and Representative Townsend of Dunn were appointed Emer genev iudges of the Superior court by Governdr McLean last week. Both were members o the present Gendfal Assembly There is a good hog farm, an excellent dairy, a fine chicken ranch at Sanatorium, and if little more farna testing and ex peyimenting wei;e to he under taken there it would prove of great benefit to the people of the State. That soil will produce well, and we would like to see more of it in ciMtivation. J'ickler and Laurie McEacbern were elected a board of educa- cation by the last General As sembly for a term of two years. i Kenneth 0. Boone and Mrs Edna Mae Phillips are held in Cumberland jail for the murder of Frank McLaurin, who;e corpse was found in the woods near Victory cotton mill Jan. 20. The snow week before last was the deepest we ever saw, except ■,wn others. In Decemljer 1875, Christmas day, there was a snow about 20 inches deep; and again on Feb 13 15, 1899, there was another about like it But this last snow was the heaviest, sob- biest we ever saw The warm or moderate weather with it was unusual. NOTICE —The I ullding former ly occupied by Hoke Motor Co. will be renied to highest, bid- , der with privii, go of rejecting any or ail bid.-: See W. F. Walt-rs WANTED; A3bitious white man with te ioi or -‘ur to dis tribute V\hitriier’s guaranteed line of Toilet Articles. Spices, Extracts and Me,iicines in Hoke Coimtv. Denton made 10 ate Wr-ck; Cherry §12.5.- 50 Neither bad any experi ei'ce. We teach salesmanship. Write today for onr new plan. ! HI-; [J C. Whitmer Company, Depr 31 t^)lulnbus, Indiana. I have op'-ned up at 'I'he Cabin for the purpose of selling milk and serving refreshments. W. W Hall. Seate-Scales Mr. Clyde Seate, oldest son o'* Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Seate of Raeford, and Miss Mary L. Scales daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Scales of Rockingham,. were married in Louisburg, where the bride was visiting a friend, on Monday, the7th inst. They wii! make their home in Richmonr» Va.. where Mr.' Seate holds a good position. Reunion Special. New Bern, N. C., Mar l5,1927 Dear Comrade- Arrangements have been com pleted for operating a through sleeper from New Bern to Tam pa for the U. C. V. reunion Car leaving New Bern morning of of 4th of April, arriving Tampa 3:30 P. M I of the 5th Every thing has been arranged for the comfort of the old boys and I hope you will have a good sized delegation ready as we reach Fayetteville, or station rnore convenient. Respectfully, W. N PUGH, Adjt 3rd Brigade, U- C. V. .\. B. McMillan with his new Electric Welding Machine can weld an re blocks, cylin der beaii?,' plow parts, stove "P.'irts, piKiip-; end saw mill and cotton jilii piris—ai.ythiug at all. TEAL BROS. Raeford, C. FOR RENT—Six -oom house, has electr'c iu'hcs. 'ity water on porch; garden, large lot. H. R Baucom, Raeford, N. C. GARDEN SEED We have a full line of WOODS Garden Seed. SMIT Raeford, N. C, Phone 550 FOR SALE—Salisbury Cotton Seed for planting. H. W. B. Whitley. FOR sale—Shepherd Strain Ancona eggs for hatching. 15 $1.00. Mrs. Jesse Gibson. Dundarracn, N. C. V EYES EXAMINED I Glasses Ground and Fitted Same Day. DRx JULIUS ^SHAFFER, Phone 541 Fayetteville, N. C, ■ .J..-
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