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CONSIMER CEEDIT hundred and eighty million; air-
.OulJtariding consumer credit de- craft procurement to $16,840,000,-
clined $336,000,000 in January, 00; all national defense to $78,300,
according to the Federal Reser\'e 000,000. The recommendations
Board, bringing the total sonsumer were made in a 19,000-word report
credit .outstanding down to $13,-
043i000.000 compared ■wnth the
$13,379,000,000 peak reached on
Dec. 31. The drop was entirely in
charge account indebtedness.
on military and civil air policy by
a ten man board, headed by Sen.
Owen Brewster (R.-Me.) and Rep.
Carl Hinshaw (R.-Calif.)
EXPORTS TO RUSSIA
U. S. Exports to Russia last
year just about doubled' this
country’s imports from Russia,
according to the Commerce De-
Exports to Russia
DEFENSE
The Congressional Aviation
Policy Board has wiarned that
the L'.' S. must prepare quickly
for atom.ic war by .spending upjpatment.
tc $7S-bill;on for nstibnal defense j amounted to $149,504,067, includ-
in the next five years. It urged'ing $32,072,343 in UNRRA goods
these miliiF-ry Expenditures cur-j and $16,367,371 in lend-lease.
inc the itve years beginning July jThiis country purchased $77,110,-
1: .V.i r.-.iiitarv aviation. $35.390,-; 760 of-goods from Russia, mostly
C‘C'0.000 to $39-biKion and three-: in furs and scarce ores needed to
make steel. The bulk of Russia’s
imports from the U. S. were heavy
machinery, chiefly machine-
making tools, construction, mining
and oil refinery equipment. Virtu
ally all of the U. S. Russian trade
is now on a “cash on the barrel
head” basis.
BUILDER’S SUPPLIES
Inventories of building ma-
le^i als .present “a consJidjErabjly
brighter picture” than a year ago,
according to the Commerce De
partment. Record high quantity
production was achieved during
1947 in: hardwood, flooring, cement
asphault, roofing materials, struct
ural clay tile, gypsum board and
lath, and warm air furnaces.
MOTOR VEHICLES '
The automobile industry ex
pects to build mope than a half
million vehicles during March,
barring unforeseen difficulties.
This would ;be the highest, single
months volume since June, 1941,
and/,would bring first quarter pro
duction well over t^ 1,300,000
mark.
ROCKFISH
NEWS
Miss Lucille Jones is spending
some time with her sisters, Mrs.
Wren Leiler of Albemarle and
Mrs. W. G. Bandy of Lincolnton.
NEW CONSTRUCTION
A net gain of nearly 3 per cent
in new construction activity was
noted in the iourth quarter of
1947. The total reached $3,782,-
000,000 as private construction in
creased 6.5 per cent over the pre-
.’ious quarter.
JOB INSURANCE
The National Industrial Con
ference Board recently reported
that funds available for unem
ployment compensation benefits
reached an all-time peak of $7,-
billion and one-hundred million on
Sept. 30, 1947. From liie beginning
of the program to June 30, last,
$9,800,000,000 was collected, by the
states from employers under the
Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
An additional $600,000,000 was
collected by the states from em
ployee pay roll taxes. Besides this
$700,000,000 was earned in interest
on the money in the unemployment
trust fund. Benefit payments dur-
Mrs. Ai A. Jones and Mrs. H. A.
Bullard of Lillington spent last
Sunday with their sister, Mrs. D.
P. Andrews.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wood went to
the Sanatorium Sunday to visit
Mrs. Wood’s uncle Ben Johnson,
who is a patient there. Mrs. Ida
Johnson’s Mr. Johnson’s sister of
Miami, Florida, and Mrs. W. M.
McLean of Raeford wlent with
them.
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We are sorry to hear that Mrs.
Beat Willis has not been very well
lately.
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Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Britt of Fay-
only $4,100,000,000.
We Will Close
Wednesday Afternoons
at 12:30 o'clock
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Belk-Hensdale Co.
Israel Mann
TEACHERS
One million new teachers will
be needed in this country during
the next decade, yet fewer than
500,000 will be trained, accord
ing to the National Education
Association. As the result, the
United States forces a desperate
shortages of teachers, which, un
less checked, will seriously im
pair the education of millions of
children.
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Raeford Baptist
Church
J. D. Whisnant, Pastor
8:30 A. M. Baptist Radio Hour.
9:45 A. M.—Sunday scbooL
11:00 A. M.—Morning Worship.
6:00 P. M. Trainickg Union
7:00 P. M.—Evening Worship
8.-00 M.—You are invited to
attend the services at the Pre^y-
terian church.
7:30 P. M. Wednesday Prayer
Meeting.
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Parker Methodist
Church
Rev. P. 0. Lee, Minister
11:00 A. M.^unday school.
12:15 P. M.—Regular worship
services each first and third Sun
days!
6:00 P. M.—Dinner on grounds.
7:30 P. M.—Easter service.
Mrs. Dan Mclnnis arud children,
Janice dnd Dannie of Raeford,
spent last Friday with Mrs. Mc
lnnis’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. .G.
Wood.
D. P. Andrews and ^G. D. Dee’s
visited relatives in Asheboro last
Sunday.
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NAVY ROCKET
A new Navy rocket spurted 78
miles into the sky and reached a
speed of 3,000 miles an hour, ac
cording to the Army and Navy.
This is the highest and fastest
that an American niissile is dis
closed to have gone. The per
formance of the new Navy roc
ket ,the Aerobee, greatly exceeds
the altitude of 34 miles and speed
of 2,100 miles of the only other
American rocket so far announced.
The rocket carried 150 pounds of
instruments for recording sosmic
ray activity.
NEW FLAG
An official flag is being created
for the Secretary of National De
fense, the newest Cabinet post.
The flag will be medium blue
silk, with a jB^e-pointed star in
each ^corner. 'l^the center is an
American bald eagle, wings out
stretched. The talons of the eagle
hold three crossed arrows and on
its breast is a shield of thirteen
stripes, alternately silver and red,
topped by a blue chief.
Mrs. Sam Minter spent the latter
part of last week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Bristow, while
her husband- went on a short
visit to see his mother in Georgia.
Lumber Bridge
Presbyterian Church
10:00 A. M., Sunday School
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Dundarrach
Presbyterian Church
Rev. J. W. Mann, Pastor
2:30 P. M.—Sunday school.
3:15 P. M—Preaching every
2nd and 4th Sunday..
Raeford Presbyterian
Church
W. B. Heyward, Pastor
9:45 A. M.—Church SchooL
11:00 A. M.—^Morning Worship
6:30 P. M.—Pijoneer Vespfirs
6:30 P. M.—Youth Fellowship
Vespers. * •
8:00 P. M. Evening Wor^ip
7:30 P. M.—^Wednesday Pray/^r
Meeting.
8:15 P. M.—^Wednesday Senior
Choir Practice.
Ephesus Baptist
Church
E. B. Booker, Pastor
10:00 A. M.—Sunday school
11:00 A. M.—Morning Worship
4th Sunday.
7:30 P. M.—^Evening Worship
1st Sunday.
Bethel Presbyterian
Church
10;00 A. M.—Sunday school.
Ryan McBryde, Supt.
Raeford Methodist
Church
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, Mr.and Mrs. Clyde McGill of
Fayetteville visited Mr. and Mrs.
M. S. Bristow Sunday p.m.
Shiloh Presbyterian
Church
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Bundy anid'
fami^ly of Raeford were all-day
visitors in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. L. B. Bundy last Sunday.
10:00 A. M. Sunday school.
Rev. C. M. Gibbs will preach
every 1st Sunday.
A. A. Wright spent the past
week-end with his daughter, Mrs.
E. T. Brock and family.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Si Pickett and
baby son, Ronnie, of Fayetteville
visited Mrs. Pickett’s mother Mrs.
M. R. Knight last Saturday.
Ashley Heights
Baptist Church
Joseph F. Woodson, Pastor
10;00 A. M. Sunday School
IIKIO A. .M. Morning worship
6;00 P. M. Training Union
7;00 P. M. Evening worship.
7:30 P. M. Wednesday, Prayer
Meeting.
Mr. and' Mrs. H. T, Dundy and
family of Raeford were guests in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. B.
Bundy last Sunday p.m.
Spring Hill Baptist
Church
Miss Bessie Wright has recently
accepted a position witth the Mill-
End store in Fayetteville.
FOREIGN TRADE
Commercial exports dropped, in
January to the lowest value since
November, 1946, according to
the Commerce Department. The
January value of the exports was
$931,900,000, 11 per cent below
last December. Imports, however;
showed a brighter picture in Jan
uary, totaling $543,700,000, 14 per
cent higher than the monthly
average for 1947, alth(Dugh 10 per
cent below the unusually high
December value.
AIR parcel POST
Air parcel post was opened as
a service between the United
States and twenty-one foreign
countries on March 15th,accord-
ing to the Postmaster General.
The countries are: Austria, Bel
gian Congo, Bermuda, Czecho
slovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Eire,
Finland, Gold Coast Colony,
Great Britain and North Ireland,
Greece, Iceland, Italy, Norway,
Sweden, Swiitzerland, Tunisia,
Turkey and Union of South
Africa.
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Milk production on North Caro
lina farms totaled 106 million
pounds during January, an in
crease of 4 per cent over the _ 10-
year average for the month.
Mrs. Lester Rives,* who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Her
bert Long for some time, returned
to her home in Hartsviille, S. C.
Tuesday.
J. D. Whisnant, Pastor
8:30 A. M. Radio Baptist Hour
10:00 A. M.—Sunday School.
6:30 P. M. Training Union
7:30 P. M. Wednesday Prayer
Meeting
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Tabernacle Baptist
Church
Miss Pauline Davis of Asheboro
visited her uncle, Floyd Monroe
and family, and other relatives in
this community over the past
week-end.
Rockfish Grange wiU meet Fri
day night of this week at the Rock
fish community house at 7:30.
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COUGHING, MUSCULAR TIGHTNESS OF
E. B, Booker, Pastor.
10:00 A. M.—Sunday school.
11:00 A, M.—Morning worship,
1st and Jtrd Sundays.
6:00 P. M.—Training union.
7:00 P. M.—Evening Worship.
2nd and 4th Sundays.
7:00 P. M. Thursday—Prayer
service
AT BEDTIME I T
Vicks VapoRub. s
relief-giving action
starts instantly ...
WORKS FOR HOURS
to relieve distress in
the night even whila
ycur child sleeps!
Rev. P. O. Lee, Minister
9:45 A. M.-MHhurch school.
Program: “Dedication of the
Lily”
11:00 A. M.. Morning worship,
6:30 P. M., Meeting of the
MYF.
7:30 P. M. Wednesday Choir
Practice.
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Community Chapel
Methodist Church
Rev. G. W. Crutchfield, Minister
Sunday School each Sunday af-
ternootf at 2:00 o’clock, Mrs. H.
W. Ellis, Superintendent.
Preaching services 'each second
and fourth Sunday afternoons at
3;00 o’clock.
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Pittman Grove
Baptist Church
*Rev. .Taylor, Pastor.^'
10:00 A. M.—Sunday school.
11:00 A. M.—Worship service
each 1st and 3rd Sunday.
7:00 P. M. Thursday—Prayer
meeting.
Antioch Presbyterian
Church
❖ Raeford Theatre ❖
Theatre Opens At 5:00 P. M. Daily
— THURSDAY & FROJAY
^‘Albuquerque”
Randolph Scott
Also Cartoon

When you rub it on tlmoat, chest and
back, Vicks VapoRub starts right to
work to soothe irritation, ease cough
ing, relieve muscular soreness and
tightness. And 'VapoRub keeps on
working for hours ^ ^ ^
in the night to m# | C K 9
bring relief. Try it! v vapor us
- SATURDAY —
King Of Bandits”
ALSO
“Fall Guy’
In-
J. W. Mann, Pastor,
10:00 A. M.—Sunday school.
11:00 A. M. Morning Worsliiil
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Philippi Presbyterian
Church '
2nd and 4th Sundays
11:15 A. M.—Sunday school
12:15 P. M.—^Worship Service «
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ANNOUNCING
The Opening of
MRS. MILL’S NURSERY SCHOOL
' April 1, 1948
FULLY EQUIPPED PLAY AREA
CHILDREN AGED 3 TO 5
FOR FULL INFORMATION PHONE 355-1
RAEFORD, N. C.
- SUNDAY —
Shows 3 and 9 P. M.
“Riffraff”
Pat 0‘Brien
Also Latest World News
— MONDAY & TUESDAY —
“Captain From Castile”
With Tyrone Power
Note: Due to the length of this picture feature starts
at 4:45, 7:05 and 9:25
Steve Brodie
— WEDNESDAY —
“Desperate” ,
Audrey Long
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