Mrs Cv H: ■ 'ft tip
f^lF? ^ q litfi a number r>f 4lttle friends
Friday lifternoon, U’eb. lfth,^Jo
honor of Basstl Wright’s‘4tb
tr^ birthday.
‘ i>. j On arriving
’vii arilVmg each- guest pre-
; TV'^sented-bina with a gift. A num
ber of the most enjoyable games
were played, after which pound
cake and jello was served, fol
lowed by apples and nuts.
Those present were: Tom
Clark Sinclair, Dora Jape Gar
rett, Shirley Jane Sinclair, Dor
othy Nell Dixon. Lucius Dixon,
Elizabeth McDonald, Frank Ful
ler Dixon, Milton Jordan, Ger
aldioe Wright, B^bby Veasey,
Emma Brooks Tapp, Richard
Veasey, Maty Frances Tapp
On leaving each was presented
with a valentine as a souvenir.
They al! declared they had the
most enjoyable time.
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Scotland County News.
Lamar Pi Smith will run
against Sheriff J. W, Odom for
the third time this year. A man
' is entitled to three strikes before
be is out, and Smith swears ho
wori’t strike out.
—Edwin M. Gill, a young lawyer,
will run for the House it is pre
dieted^ ■
And L. M. Blue of Gibson will
run for the Senate this year, un
^■opposed it is said.
The Men of the Presbyterian
Church organized in Laurinburg
last Thursday night, and enrolled
a good membership.
Sheriff Odom of Scotland
county and Policeman Dudley
raptured a whiskey still and the
two operators in Spring Hill
township last week. Lee Chavis
and Angus Sesmmes were the
nfen caught. Chavis was sent to
,,tbe roads for 12 mohthsrl^tiimes
Fi|Iuich SesioBs D«fd.
The,ldwn of Raeford and the
whole MWttdn was very deedly
saddene^ last Thursday morning
whei|il|^.%tartling news spread
over ttie community that Mr.
Francis Seskoma a fine voung
man and Almost a musical prodi
gy. was dead,'aged 31 yearS- ^
Mr. Sessoms was a' natural
musician, and his vioiin ^ spngs
bad enlivened many a heart. v He
had played for several Radio sta..
tionsi and won first prize at
many Old Time Fiddlers’, conven
tiops, but his genial nature was
his strong point. He was a • very
popular young man and was a
member of Battery P. and also
a member of Eliis Williamson
Post American Legion, as he
served in the World War, and
was a good soldier.
IHe -is a son of Mr. Stephen H.
and Mrs Hattie Pittman Sessoms.
who live near Rockfish Station,
who survive; he also leaves four
brothers, Robert, Tom, Wilson
and Dewey Sessoms; five sisters,
Mrs. Annie Belle Everett of
Parkton, Mrs. Lillie Mae Welsh
of Fayetteville, -Misses Hattie,
Catherine and Mary Sessoms at
home. He worked till nOon Mon
day, was taken sick at noon, and
all his doctor could do brought
no relief, and Wednesday night
at 11 o’clock he died.
He was buried with military
lonors by Battery F-comrhartd.ed
by Gapt. Wm. L; Poole.
A large crowd attended the
burying on Thursday afternoon.
I make my last appefil
NEAR EAST RELIEF, and ■
earnestly, request that alT Sa: ^
day "sc bool kuperintenjlehtB^
teachers, Sunda^.jiehooP/ An
public school tea^ei^ iiiiiUi|^j
and all other friends of the/caj
to'^make personal appeals ‘to
people in general'for eontrlbn
tioirs to this cause next Weekf
beginning next Monday, March'
^th,.and ending Monday, March
l3th, and let us- end this cam
paign Pay any amount yoioi
may contiibute over to Mr. R. B-
Lewis, County Treasurer,,ahd
any who will, who have not made
contributions otherwise, may ha.y.
direct to Treasurer Lewis^ whtf
will on/Tuesday, March 14th//
send all funds collected to" the
State Chairman,'Gov. Elmer
Long, Durham, N C. -
Our quota is $40O for this
cause; let us once again go over
the TOP.
- D. S POOLE,
County Chairman.
Thomas was hos
to her Bridge club Monday
hyening, Feb. 26.
I The Jiome wak lovely with a
fusion of, spring flowers.
After a number of spirited
gressions Mrs. G. A. KuUer
found to hold high score
was presented with a dainty
^ of powder,
licious refreshments were
ed.
imprrvlrg
are glad u.
Mrs Price
uit., a fine
fe'
If. ■
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f r / paid 125 liqf>-,-^l^auriBbtfrg
Moore County News
■ ' That, stretch of Route 50
9hich passes through the con
-i^/finesof lower Moore county has
proved to be a Jonah for three
of the numerous rum runners
operating between New York
and Florida within the last few
days. The latest seizure was
made Tuesday when a Hudson
sedan was halted fur speeding
through Southern Pines and up
on investigation found to be
loaded with 12 cases of choice
wines and liquors. . ‘
Aberdeen.^N. C., Feb. 17.—
- Crashing into a Ford car at Bob
by Burns filling station here ear
Iv yesterday evening, a Buick
jtr;^8edan being driven by a man
^'Who give^ his name as J E.
" Rigger was found to contain 300
^ . quarts of different brands of li
quor.
A million dollar hotel and
pleasure resort will be erected
/ 'f somewhere” between Southern
Pines and Overhills by'northern
friends of General A, J, Bowley,
,compiandant of Fore Bragg.—
Moore County News.
Mr. Dune McFadyen of State
College, Kkleigb, spent the week-
And at honae.
Creditcosts too much. Buy
^but little of it, if it is possiblerfor
you to get along at all.
*‘&r. Earle Blue, Misses Louise
Blue and Elizabeth Sessoms of
Charlotte spent the week enc
with their home folks. ^
^>ilr/D. B. McFadyen’s Chev
^ihtet car, which had been ^-olen
about a week previously, was
found abandoned in Fayette
ville last Saturday night by Po
lice of that city« No clue as to
ibo stole the oar has been dis
^ered. - ‘ ''
Musi/ Clab Meets.
Mrs. W. M. Thomas was hos
tess to the Music Club Tuesday
afternoon, Feb. 21.
The [otrely home presented an
attractive scene with its decora
tions of daffodils and/'othVf
.spring-flowers. * ^
The Chaika
Maxton Suffers Serious Fire Los
Maxton, Feb. *22.—Damage
estimated at $75 000 was dpne
by fire here today that destroyed
the better of a block of business
houses. Ihe fire originated ear
ly in the morning and spread so
rapidly that help was summoned
from Laurinburg, six miles dis
tant It was not conquered un
til after noon
Originating in the Scottish
Chief Publishing Company’^ Of
fice, ths fire destroyed buildings
occupied by the following firms;
D Pender Grocery, Austin
Dru-g Company, J, G Daniels
fuimiture store. Masonic Lodge
and the Scottish Chief ‘Publish
,ing .po^patty plant, the stock of
piture ^urtipany
Margaret Currie Eotertaios,
e Bridge club was entertain
i4he home of Miss Margaret
irie Wednesday evening, Feb.
vith Mrs. J. A. McGoogan
Mrs. J. A. Clifton as joint
bases.
e home was beautifully dec
ed, the patriotic colors bo
Tarried out, Mrs. G. A.
ir holding high score re
d a lovelv Chinese brass
Mr. Paui Dickson bolding
Score received the men’s
-a brass ash tray.
^P^ctable chicken salad, sand
wiafaps, saltines. pickles and
coD^i with whipped cream, fol
low^4,fiy fionie made candies,
wetbkerved.
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Miss Annie Shaw.
■„ Wtfereas it has pleased our
H^bply Father to c.all home to
Hea^^ our sister, Miss Annie
chairman, M/s. VK
acting as hostess
■Thomas,
K.
Mrs.-. Ah
Currie secretary, preside’ over
li^s. W.- P. Cov-
as secretary pro
the meeting,
ington acted
tem. , ■ ‘
The State Convention of Mu
sic Clubs, which mee!^ Sanfi-rd
April 18—21 was announced and
members urged to attend.
The subject of thepriz-> essav
to be off -red to any nvusic pupil
in the county in or above the 7ih
grade, was anuouuced, tlie sub
ject being The Eife and Wi>rks
of Edward McDowell.
The program was on-Liszt,
Mrs. J. E. Hoyle acting as chair
man.
The following program was
enjoyed:- . '
Life and Works of Liszt, a pa’
per written byj\lr8. W. M. Fairv
ley and read by,jALf8. W. T. Cov
ington. ,- •
A piano - duett,- Pbapsody
March No 2, played bi> Mrs W
T Covington ana Liuke Be
thuoe. ‘ “'
Lieberstraum was alstf played
by Mrs Covitigton. "
Hundarian'vRharpsody. Ndi 6
was played|jy“Mis^Dixie Reaves.
Current/events by different
mernbers cidsed the progfani; .
The bosttgsf served a delight
ful congealed salad followed by
salted nuts.
Patriotic favors were present
ed to each gaest.
estrbyed be-
Johged to J P. Wiggins, C. B.
Thompson,^ A. L. MaEachern
and the Bank of Robeson. Offi
cers of the bank announced to
night their loss was partly cov
jere^'by insurance. The other
firms did not carry insurance, it
was said. ^ *
It was said tonight that re-
tiuildiiig would start at once.
Mr. Israel Mann is‘ in- the
northern markets buying, goods
for the spring and summer trade.
' A.tbief stole Mr. 'J.^H^iMc
Kenzie’s Chevrolet car from the
churchyard at Antioch last Sun
day night while the family were
attending services in the church,
and no news of who took it and
which way it went has been dis
covered.
We are Sorry to learn -of the
serious illhess of Mrs. E S- Mc-
Gaire ’ -
Little William, L , son of Mr.
and Mrs William L. Poole, is
sick with grippe.
- Wes’jppose that jury trials
are about as apt to snap as
trial before the judge only.
A I’ooil many of the cold killed
oats never have come a'gain, and
will have to tie resown, if they
get a crop.
The Cil Mill will close dowu
soon, auil if you have cottonseed
you do not want to plant, you
had better sell them today.^.^
The Journal would never car
ry a long article, because people
do hot like to read them, but
they read short news items al
ways.
Well, the work of hardsur
facing the Wagram road will
start when the contr,iactor comes,
which is as indefinito as we can
state a date. > •.
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-Mr. M. A Chisholm now pos
sesses ihe John McRae filling
station on the Red Springs road,
and has put in a stock of
‘groceries also. "
The folks sell ’ nonproducing
hens at very good prices to these
poultry cars- Now if the ship
ment of hbgs could be arranged.
That would be the way to mar
ket pork.
ResolveiJ:
“ we as members of the
Dutp^hach Auxiliary, do bum
biy‘||E>%, in .submission to the
wil|^/rour Heavenly Father,
all things well.
itA though removed from
her influence will con
oa. _
be felt among those with
came ip 'c
comratfnlty in which she "lived.
That'we send copies of these
resolutions to the Hoke County
Journal,a copy to her family and
her sister and a copy be spread
upon the minutes of our Auxili
ary
MRS JESS'S GIBSGN,
MRS. LUTHER CLARK,
Com.
Feb. 27, 1928.
Men of The Church.
The Men of The Chui-ch of
Raeford Presbyterian church
will hold their regular monthly
meeting next V^'ednesday even
ing in the basement rooms at 7
o’clock. All the men ot the
church are earnestly invited to
attend. A luncheon will be
served by the ladies of the
church.
Prominent speakers for the
occasion are assured and a very
pleasant and vprofitable meeting
may be expected.
Mr. Carl Morris has just re
ceived a carload of mules from
the western, n^arkets, and they
are very fine does:
Both the A. & R. and the L.
& S. are hauling lots of fertili
zers these days. People will
have it. Can’t get along with
oiit it. ‘
The Journal will carry a Boos
ter Page ones ajnonth beginning
March 8th. We have a good
town, the’'be&t of- people,' why
not boost?r ^
•
The Moore etp^oty winter re
sorts are’jfull to overflowing
these days. Frsm now till* April
these places will throng with
northern visitors.
Misses Sarah Catharine Ciom
artie Josephine Hall, Martha Lee
McLean and Bennie Lee McFad
yen came ^ home from Queens
College for the week end.
LOCAL NEWS.
Mr. Tom Conoly
constantly now we
learn.
Bern to Mr. and
Morris on the 2lst
son.
The Jr. 0. U. A M. will op
pose the nomination of Alfred
Smith for president
Dr. A. A. McFadyen and
of Morganton is visiting relatives
io the city.
We have had more winter
weather since The Journal last
visited you.
Not a peach or cherry bud has
been seen yet this year, which i.-
unusual March first.
We are sorry to hear of the
illness of Miss Grace McFadyen,
who has been sick for several
days.
His friends were glad to see
Mr. J, W. McLauchlin out last
week after a two weeks attack
of influenza.
The chick business has growm
wonderfully within the past few
years, and the cabbage plant
business, too.
The cream shipping station at
Sanford in Lee county is now re
ceiving from 80 to lOO pounds of
sour cream each week
Mr. James Barber, owner of
Lakeview-. and president of the
Knoliwood corporation, in Moore
county, died last week,
Mr. Hugh Murray of St. Pauls
spent the week end with his
brother and sister in law, Dc.
and Mrs. R L. Murray.
A.drive is on to recruit the
Ku Klux Klan, and this organi-
tion will oppose Gov. Al. Smith
for president (jf the United
ou have seen the maples col
oring the swamps at this time of
year, but this has been a cold
winter, and no signs of spring
are yet visible.
General Albert J Bowley has
been relieved of command at
Fort Bragg and promoted to the
eomniand of the second division
at Fort Sain Houston, Houston,
Texas.
Rev. and Mrs \V. C. Brown
remained over until Thursday of
last week before they returuej
to their home at Barium Springs,
much to the delight of their
many friends.
-A disastrous fire destroyed
Central hotel at Shelby early last j
Thursday morning Threeguests
of 65 in the hotel lost their livens
and several were injured more
or less.
Mr. J G Gaddy of Vass has
opened a three chair barber shop
in Bluemnnt hotel building and
has fixed up for baths and other
accommedatioDs, It looks city
like.
Mr, M. W. McLean sends The
Journal to four members of bis
family besides taking it himself
If the paper had a number of
such friends it would grow inde
pendent soon.
Rev. Dr. Hammond, teacher
of Bible in Flora Macdonald Col
lege. Red Springs, taught the
Presbyterian MissionStudy Class
Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day evenings of this week. Dr.
Hammond is a great teacher
Mr. John L, Scales, attorney
at law of Charlotte, aged 71
years, father of Mrs. John Mc
Gill, and father in law of Mr. E
6. McNeill of Raeford. died sud'
(ienly iu bis office Wednesday of
last week. He was a good man,
held in the highest esteem by all
who knew him.
Vass. N.O, R r ailo.8.
Lee County Cottos Oil Ca
banford, N- C.
Gentlemen:—Aosfrerfofr four
inquiry relative to a test
bv me on three kincte of fertfl-
zer. mv Test showed that wfc€t»
planted the same mominar with .
the same planter that OVRIl»
Size cotton fertilizbr
rnafured its crop about two
weeks earlier than one kind *p4
about a month earlier tlMO tfw
ot her. 't
You are at liberty to
the contents of this lett».
Yours respectfully,
(Signed)
B. B. JOHNSON.
And another letter from Vasa:
I have used yonr ANDE 8 3 6
tobucco fertilizer and made the
best crop of ti^bacco I ever grew.
Yours truly,
(Signed)
H 0. WOOTEN.
Our fertilizer is made with the
object in view of pronioting ear*
ly fruiting and maturity. 1#
you w-i.nt a ton or a carload
write and make your own test.
lee County Cotton Oil Cd,
Sanford, N. C. (Advt.)
m
Fur sale—Ford truck with
cal) and good utility body, good
as new. Cheap for cash.
FRANK S. BLUE,
- Carthage. N, C.
f
FOR SALE—One njyte Guernsey
heifer six months'old-
W. W. HALL,
Raeford, N. C.
FOR SALE—50 purebred Rhode
Island Red yearling Hens II 26
each. *
P. McN. GIBSON;
Red Springs, N. C., Rl.
WANTED—lOU bushels week
of sound, clean, white corn,
suitable for making bread at
70c per bushel; also 80c per
bushel for good yellow corn.
J. D. JIASOH,.)
Phone 5133, Raeford^
JHINO^Now is
have your early
the time to
friers or breeders hatched.
Tray of 128 eggs $.5 00. Chiflka
for sale, hundred, $15 OO m
J H. BLUE.
Phone 5361. -
TWO TRUCKS FOR HIRE
Phone 416
H. R. BAUCOM,
Paeford, N. C.
EYES EXAMINED
Glasses Ground and Fitted
Same Day.
OR. JULIUS SHAFFER
Phone 541
Fayetteville, N. C.
THE
SPECIALTY
SHOP
OPENS TODAY,
THURSDAY,
MARCH 1
MILLINERY
and specialties for wtHsen
and children.
DRESSMAKING,
HEMSTITCHING •
picoTiNG, Era
Located in store room for*
merly occupied by Bauoomte
Cash Store.