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■>S'' Ww 'rxr. P,*V '^. - IT ■* *• . . • %-A * '■'.ij ■% * >■ -V* .(.> m 'v:* ,:X. 'i>j« VOUXXV, NO. 2. RAEPOHD. NORTH CAR0UNA;;,THUM^Y. APRIL 11,1929. $1.50 Per Year. +■ -, \ CiTk Departmeot Meets. The Civic Department of the Woman’s Ciab met at 3:30 April 2. in the Kiwanis Hall with 37 members present. The business part of the club was ta* ken up and committees ap pointed. A spiendid report of the hnan- ees of the club was read by Mrs. J. M. McDuffie. Several matters- of interest was discussed. , ' The ciub^voted to help to fi nance the expenses of the Red Cross nurse, Miss Dooley, who is (living a three-weeks course in Raeford school, also at Antioch school. Of special interest were talks and plans for the starting o^ a public library in Raeford We hope soon to report definite plans for this work. It was time for the election of officers, and the- present of ficers were unanimously re elected fof the coming year.. Mrs. Upchurch gave a report from the Easter egt? hunt given Abe sixty children patients at the Sanatorium. The subject of thejirogram was “Town Beauti ful” and the club was indeed for tunate to have Mrs. Harris of Rockingham to talk to us on this subject. Mrs. Barrington and Mrs. Raymond McLean sweetly sang a duet. At the ciming of the Civic Club, a call meeting of the Woman’s club was held, Mrs- T B Upchurch* President Of the club, was in the chair Delegates as follows, were ap pointed to the State Federation Minting which convenes in Char' lot^, April SOtb. to May 3rd; JuUk Wilitford; aWhates, Mrs J. G. Thomas and Mrs. L. B Brandon. Hostesses for the • afternoon served iced tea and sandwiches Hostesses: Mesdame^ Benton Thomas, J. S. .Johnson, H. W tl Whitley, J. A. McGoogan, R B Stuart, Harvey Cole, W. M. Cole and J. L- McLeod. The next meeting of the club will be held in the schoof audi torium May 7, at 3:80 o’clock. This is a public meeting aqd we hope to have all the ladies pres ent who can possibly attend. Clean-Up Week 'Beginning April IStk, Continning Through April 20th. The usual spring “clean-up crusade” sponsored by the Civic Department of the Woman's Club will begin April 15tb con tinuing through April 20th. Prize will be given to the neatest place of bubiness. All business houses are urged to enter the contest. The town truck will be seot to each home one day of this week to remove rubbish Inland Fisheries Laws and Regu lations. RESIDENT: No county li- cense required except whore au thorized bv County Commission ers under optional clause of law of 1929. Resident Countv li cense, $1 10; daily permit 60e Resident county license required of persona fishing by any method in the following counties: Bun combe, Haywood. Graham, Swain, Jackson, Madison, Hen derson, Yancey, Mitchell, Ire dell, Alexander, Macon, Clay, Polk, Avery, Ashe. Resident State license, $2 10, required of all persons fishing outs de their home county or waters abutting thereto. Non-Resident State License* $310 NO LICENSE REQUIRED: (1) of persons under 16 years of age; (2) of persons fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, the sounds or other large bodies of water which do not, iu the judgment of the Department of Conserva tjon afnd Development, need to be stocked and protected; (3) of April Meeting of U. D. C. Mrs. J. M. McDuffie and Mrs John McGoogaq weTe hostesses Wednesday aftefnoofi, April 3rd. to the U. D. C. chapter at the home of Mrs. McDuffie. Mrs. H. S. McLean presided in the absence of the president, Mrs. Garrett. Reports of officers and com mittees were given and obllga- tions of the month voted on. A program i consisting of an original paper written by Maipr McLaucblin of Cheraw, S C., was read by Mrs. Make Mc- Keitban. Mrs. John McGoogan read “The Southern Soul of a Federal City.” An item'of interest was given by Mrs. J. W. McLaucblin con cerning the movement to restore the old home of Robert E. Lee in Arlington. The chapter adjourned to meet the first Wednesday in May. Cream and cake and mints were served . - thlaSrYl^yijn^r^ 'years oF age for fishing on their own property. Angler is required to carry li cense on person and to display license button on outer garment while fishing- LICENSE FOR PROPAGA TING BASS AND TROUT. license REQUIRED: Fee of 126 is prescribed of any per son or firm propagatjng any species of bass or trout; for al other species of fish, the sum of 60c. Payment of this fee also gives linceosee the privilege of fishing in all 'pqhlic fiehiug waters of the State. Eztenrive Thievery Discovered. It was discovered last Satur day that an alleged band of thieves have been rounded up at Wagram. People in that vici i- ity have been losing cotton seed and cotton, and the arrest of some negroes led to the implica tion of several white men. ITle negroes talked too much, and this started the ball to rolling. We are told R. J. Jones, white, has been placed under a $1,000 bond. Sodae other young white fellows accused skipped out. Jim Williams," white, of Hoke count.v, wAis itoo urre^leii toldf'x. _. - , . , ptdktbrMiWid Beside the alleged stealing of quite a lot of cotton seed, it is believed the same crowd has been marketing cotton not their own, among that of others, six bales iieloDging to Mr. M. M. Campbell of Allendale township, which was hauled away so weeks back. SHORT Miss Ullian Business Cc spent the There was a.} two mornings enough her^t His frfenc that there mant in the John G. McDc Irish potatc for growers new crop is sell more than old | A saving of grain feed mlx^ cording to the is reported by Burke county. ‘ Mr- 6. P. erected an el street in fi Trust Polston thing all the Mrs. J- M. ters, Misses 1 Liberty, were with their dat Mrs. Wm. L; On Saturda were loo plei ITEMS. lan of Kings .Obarlotte, id at heme. lht frost one or week, but not .to be noticed. glad, to hear been improve- Iditiun of Mr. |e. are too cheap Peak even The ig for but little itoes. rS6 per day in at home ac- ^tension formula dairyman of )l8ton has bad He sign on the of The Cabin, lie doing some- le. , fble and daugb- [dge and Joe of recent visitors rhter and sister, 'oole. , March 30tb, eggs iful in Raeford, and on Wedn^ay, April 3rd, there were nop^gs in the town. They seem to^eat spasmodically. ' 'f Quite a lot cotton is being hauled from fOwn south, Rob eson or Sec^and county, to Goldsboro mtljs. Trucks are seen almost fiaily passing heavi ly load *d, i j The Jourim^8«iib8cription list has grown n^re Jliis spring than usual. We rarely expect many new sdbacribers except in the fall of the year. The construction of the Moore County Hospital at Pinesburst is progressing rapidly. Mr. R. P. Dickson, attorney at law from Miami, Fia., is visit ing relatives in this community. Mrs. J. D Graham, who nas been sick for several days, is im proving slowiy we are glad to learn. IBattery F is ready for insoec- tiOD, which comes next week, Raeford has reason to feel proud of her military unit. Misses Ruby and Eldora Wright of Johns were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C Wright of Timberland last week The leaves on the trees are growing as fast as any of us ever saw, and many farmers re port cotton up and growing. Jeff wears No 7 stfoes, but eights feel so good he buys nines, and then exchanges them for tens Olher folks are like that. Wagram is moving along in its own smooth way, but not so many stores are open there now, but they have only lost a few Syrians The Federal Government wants to establish a drug adlct farm in the sandhills of North Carolina. after fruit helps m- Promotion Day, It w.aa propotion day in Rae ford Presbyterian Sunday School Sunday, and it was an Interest ing occasion. The idea of going UP is of interest to everybody, or should be. If you are not going up, you are going the oth er way. This cebool is divided into six difierent departments, each separate, still one Sunday School. Mr. J. W. McLaucblin is general superintendent, while Mrs, J. A. Clifton, cradle roll. Mrs. H. C. McLaucblin. beginners, Mrs. Wm. Lamont, primary, Mrs. H. IhrGromartie, Junior, Mrs. G. B. Rowland, Senior, Dr. H. R Grotnartie, Adult, are the several auperintendents. There are more than three hundred enrolled in the several departments. On the first of each April, they hoi#promotion day and the pu pils are advanced to the higher ■ grades according to age. The enereitep Sufiday were very in- tereating. Good Hogs. Mr. J. M. McGougan of Lum ber Bridge, who has uiade i specialty of the study of raea animals besides taking a course in State College, and has decider the large Poland China is the most economic hog to raise. His logic is: \f you feed a bog for 8 given time, at the usual cost, the pig that gives you the larger amount at a smaller cost is the most economic porker to grow. And that is good, common sense. * At a considerable cost Mr. Mc Gougan has grown a herd of Po land Chinas and is endeavoring to educate his friends and neigh bors to see the advantages in this breed. Mr. McGougan is a pro gressive farmer and stock grow er. and is making good we are glad to learn. A Card of Appeciation. The family of the late Edwin S. Smith acknowledges with grateful apWeeiation the many actq^f XIoAmss and expressions of eympathy during their be-' reaipmenl. Early Morning Fire. Mr. Wm. Lament discovered that one of Mr. J. W. McLauch- lin’s cribs or rather barn was on fire at 4 o’clock Tuesday morn ing, and turned in an alarm. I'be firemen responded in a very short time, the hour considered, and soon had the blaze under control. 160 to 200 bushels of' about 80 busbetle pf cotton a b'ord car belonging to W illiams, colored, that was un der a shelter by the building were consumed. The origin of the fire is undetermined, out it is believed a careless smoker is to blame, at l^to^ this is a plaus ihle reason. corn, seed, Tom The Confederate Reunion wil| be held in Charlotte in May, and although the State only contrib- uted 126.000, the vets and all visitors will be cared for as the people of that city are throwing open their doors to all who come. This in all probability will be the second la^ reuniom held, ns: the old boys of tbe 60*8 are growing too fiff and faebie to hold more. Mrs. Mary Davis Dies. Mrs. Mary Davis, widow of the late John Davis, died at her home In Stonewall township Iasi Sunday, and her remains were interred at Ephesus church on Monday afternoon. She was about 60 years of age. She was a member of Sandy Grove Methodist church. She leaves one son, Mr. Frank Davis, who lives in the same communi ty, and one daughter, Miss Alice Davis, who lived at the home with her mother. The law requires property list ed fortoxatlOD in April, but the listers were not appointed on the first Monday in this county, we hegr v Tax listo have been made heretofore in May, and ouru will be made in that month we sup* pose. The late John Black Jiad a well in his yard that he hesita ted to fill up. after he bad "put down a pump because of the waste. He said be wanted to retail it out iu postholes. The ladies of the town gave a play, the University of Experi ence Tuesday night to supple ment the men's subscriptions, and the sura raised was a great help, to the cemetery funds Rowan county h^s broken the record for the state in that 20. 000 acres of small grain land was seeded to some kind of clover this spring Sweet clover was planted on much of tbe acreage. We saw in a newspaper the other day that they would not allow people living tn one county to be buried in another couuty, because they do not bury living people anywhere, which is as it shotil.l be. ■ Kayetteville Presbytery will convene wiiii the Red Springs church Tuesday, April 16th The Spring session of Presby tery is the more important, for the spring session is when the year s work i| mapped out. Mrs. R. S. Clark of Poplar- ville, Miss , has returned to her home after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. T. C. Sinclair of Sanatorium, and other relatives. She was accompanied home-by her little grand daughter,' Shir ley Sinclair. Mr. F. G. Leach has equipped tbe finest fresh meat market ev er opened in Raford. We have seen nothing as, welt furnished in any of the larger cities. Mr- W. A. Carpenter from’Aberdeen has gone in with Mr. Letch, and they are making prepara tions for an opening, advertising fcHT a proper name for the ' new market. It shows enterprise. We see loads of shad being hauled to Raeford on trucks, which shows more of these fine fish are caught this year than in several years. Raeford welcomes Mr. W. a. Carpenter and family, who mov ed here last week from Aber deen They occupy departments with Mrs. H. S. McLean. Flora McDonald College com- raencemant exercises begin on the week of May f^hr 4tov:^ S. M. Erickron, D 0., Missionarv to Japan, will preach tbe baeca laureate sermon. Mr. W. P. Hawfield has been re-elected Superintendent of Schools in Hoke county for term of two years. Mr Haw field has served six years in this capacity in this county. In a well played game last Thnrsday afternoon, Raeford high school baseball team de feated Fayetteville highs 4 to 1. It was good ball for high school. It was anybody’s game until near tbe end Vernie Phijlips.'aged 26. who was in the employ of the State Highway Commission was in stantly killed-when he came in contact with a high powered line near .Wilmington last Wednes day. Phillips' home was in Eliza bethtown. The churches of all denomina- tious in Red Springs have join ed in a union revival series of meetings which began last Sun day night and will continue through several days. Kev. Ashley Chappell of Monroe is doing the preaching, and Rev. Eugene Olive of Chapel Hill is leading the singing. We have beard of people rob bing graves, and robbing deac men’s estates is nothing new but stealing flowers off graves as occurred here Sunday week ago is a new enterprise But Mr N. McL. McDiarmid and the Misses McKeithan will testify that that happened in Raeford Shame! Teal Bros have a real machine shop right here in Raeford. and good machinists to operate tbe machinery and turn out gooc jobs at a reasonable cost. But some work goes to other placee Teal Bros, could do, just like some people do in other . tines They think it’sbetter.U it’sdo&e away.. If you (M'der from some where else, tbe same thing is a great deal better. If It is not killed there will be a good jthis year, and that j cheapens a living. W. Steele Loudermilk. judge of Recorder's court in Richmond county, died at bis home in Rockingham last Thursday, aged 44 years. Raeford high school squad Went over to Hamlet for a game last Friday afternoon, and was defeated 6 to 5. This is their first defeat of the season. A gas explosioo at the Ice plant in Aberdee'n last week shook up the place. Not much damage was done, but the ex citement was great. The Nurses’ Association for the 7th District met in annual session at Sanatorium yesterday. They carried out a regular pro* gram of song and speeches. If we have been correctly in formed. not more than one-fifth of the taxes in thisi county re main uncollected, which is, we t link, a good showing for a time ike this. X' , -M -J ' - I While discing land land near i^arkton on Wednesday of last week, Joe Murphey, colored, was killed when the tractor turned over on him, crushing he life out oi him. Her manv friends are glad to heal* that Mrs. J. D. Mason who had tbe misfortune to break limb at, t b e > ankle several weeks sgOr' is* improving very " nicely and will soon be able to walk again. There are 19 State cases dock* eted for the next term of Supe rior court and still others may be docketed before court con venes. and although several civil cases have been calendared for trial, it is not probable they will be reached. And tbe Laurinburg high school baseball team conceded defeat, and failed to show up at the appointed hour last Wednes day. The school defeated a made up town team instead of tbe scheduled team. They had to beat somebody. Misses Avanelle, Salmon of Rome, Ga , Gladys Stem bridge of Milledgeville. Ga.. Ruth Peck of Johnson City, Tenn , and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wood ward of Clinton were week end guests of Miss Carrie Sturgis at Bluemont Hotel The Raleigh division of Agri culture predicts the opposite of Federal Departments prediction as to boll weevil survival. The finme folks believe the infesta tion will be great, and we sus pect they are right, as the past winter was so mild. An all time record for admls- sions daring the month was set at State prison during March when 122 persons entered the in stitution to sqrve sentences. The previous record was made In - % January of this year when 107 inmates were received ''s^j start your garden NOW. We have Onion Sets. Garden Peas, Rape and other garden seed, packages and bulk. . Raeford Hardware Co. 41 BYE5 EXAMINED Glasses Ground and Fitted Same Day. DR. JULIUS SHAFFEI Phone 541 Fayetteville, N. C.
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