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1 (■ The News-Journal PuMisbed Every Thnrsday at Ba*«(ordt N. C Subscription Rates $3.00 per year in advance 6 Months — $L75 3 Months — $1.00 in advance president Of the club, due to the fact that her husband has been transferred to Camp Stewart, Ga., and she hopes to join him in the near future. Mrs. Retha Ashe, in coming president, presented Mrs. Marlar with a baby stroller, which was a gift from the club. J. W. Turlington was the guest speaker of the evening and show ed several interesting movies on health and safety. 0 PERSONALS PAUL DICKSON Editor and Publisher V- Entered as second-class mail matter at the post office at Raeford, N. C., imder the Act of March 3, 1870. B & PW CLUB I^IEETS The Business and Professional "Women’s Club held its regular meeting on Tuesday night. The members met at the Elk Restau rant at 7 o’clock for supper, after which they adjourned to the Lions Den for the business meeting. Mrs. Bill Marlar resigned as Ik 14 S' t.tit ii KmKM 50 Olds ’88 Holiday Coupe Radio, heater, white side wall tires 50 Ford Convertible Radio, heater, white side Wall tires • 51 Ford Sedau Fordmatic,- radio, heater • 51 Ford Sedan Radio, heater, white side wall tires 9 46 Ford - Radio, heater • 46 Ford Convertible White side wall tires and extra clean Mr. and Mrs; Harry Greene and Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Thomas 40 Ford - Radio, heater very clean, good buy & J AUTO SALES Phone 347 15-A South attended the ice foRies in Ra leigh Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. I. Mann, Shirley and Joyce Mann visited Dr. and Mrs. Marshall Solomon in Greens boro Sunday. Little Mike and Nycie Jon Mc- Anulty, son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard McAnulty, un derwent tonsilectomies at Pitt man hospital on Friday of last week. I Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dixon had as their guests Friday Mr. Dixon’s fe- Why not visit ns and stock up on the best equipment, seeds and tools to eat delicious economical food the best way GROWN BY YOU. niece, Mrs. Ellis Harrington and daugliter of Augusta, Georgia. Mrs. Dan Starling of Mt Gilead was a spend the day guest Monday of Miss Reba Roberts and Mrs. Bert Brown. ^ > Mrs. Lila Blue, ' who has been spending some time here with her sisters and with rela-; tives in South Carolina, is visit ing a cousin, Mrs. Ware in Greens boro, »this week. Sgt. and Mrs. Bob Taylor of Charlotte, who have occupied the downstairs apartment at Mrs. Paul Dickson’s, are giving it up this week. Sgt. Taylor, who is with the Air Forces, finishes his term of service in April. Lt. and Mrs. Leland Best and two young sons, Jackie and Le land, of Fort Jackson, S. C., werfe Sunday visitors with Mrs. Etta McK. Gillis, Route 2, recently. to do anjrthing about this situa tion.” In other words, if a civil serv ice employee has the approval of the “gang”, then he will never lose his job, no matter how in efficient or lazy he is. As you probably read last week, it recently cost the government a half-million dollars to fire just one civil service official who had been appointed because of his connection with the right gang. And yet the propaganda ex perts convinced a great many people that President Truman was proposing a great and noble thing! the elementary schools in the county was held at the Bowmore scho6l. This is a yearly event and is much looked forward to by the pupils in the various schools. In addition to teachers and pupils a goodly number of parents were present. SCHOOL NEWS Sgt. and Mrs. Paul Sutherland left Monday for Huntsville, Ala., to which place Sgt. Sutherland has been assigned for duty. *fcs. Sutherland, who made her home here with her sister, Mrs. Melvin Rouse, while her husband was in Korea, made many friends while in Raeford. Arnold McKay and his sister, Mrs. Etta McK. Gillis, were visi tors in Raleigh Friday. (Continued from Page 1) side at this meeting. Mrs. W. T. Gibson, Jr. and daughter, Susan, are spending this week in Roxboro. They went Simday to be with Mrs. Gibson’s mother, Mrs. Ed Gentry, who is sick with virus pneumonia. Mrs. Sam Morris and children are spending this week in Louis- burg with Mrs. Morris’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Pernell. Mrs. Ralph Parks and children have rented and moved into the house of Lt. and Mrs. James Hen drix on East Edinborough Avenue. They will remain here while Sgt. Parks is at Fort Holabird, Balti more, Maryland, where he is tak ing an advanced course in Ger man language. Alfred Cole Jr. along with the other members of the junior phar-' macy class at the University of North Carolina, is spending this week in Detroit, Michigan. The entire class left Sunday and will be the guests of the Park Davis Pharmacal Company. The eye clinic held at the Up church school Monday and Tues day was most successful. Approx imately 75 to 80 pupils from all the colored schools in the coimty had their eyes examined. "We haven’t been informed as yet how many pairs of glasses were fitted but this usually runs at about 50 percent of those examined. On Tuesday night the Upchurch High school held their "World Peace Speaking contest that is sponsored by the American Bar Association. The stage was taste fully decorated with flags of the United Nations and made a most pleasing spectacle. A large crowd of parents and students was pres ent for the contest. Gwendolyn "Valentine a 12th‘ grade student won first place. Second place went to Betsy Anne Currie of the 11th grade. H. W. B. "Whitley, representing the Bar Association, delivered the prizes. pfant the Cotton of Champions Yesterday the county - wide spelling and oratorical contest for Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hasty, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hasty, Miss Kath erine Bristow and Harold Currie visited the azalea gardens in Wil mington Sunday. Mrs. E. B. Cole of Fayetteville is spending this week with her granddaughters, Mrs. Edwin Has ty and Miss Katherine Bristow. Mrs. Alfred Cole had as her guests 'Tuesday her mother and sister, Mrs. N. W. Jenkins, and Mrs. Nettie Davis of Fairmont. Miss Mildred Oliver of Pine Level and Sashie Skinner of Smithfield were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Baker. Dr. and Mr. Riley Jordan and little Mike of Wilmington spent the week end here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F, Jor dan and Mr. and, Mrs. Walter Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Webb and son. Miss Margaret Beckwith and Franklin Niven visited the azalea gardens in Wilmington Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Gatlin, Jr. and Leon Gatlin spent the week end at Topsail Beach. Bom to Patrohsmn and Mrs. W. T. Herbin on March 21 in a Greensboro hospital, a daughter, Linda Kay. Mrs. Herbin and dau ghter will return to Raeford in the near future where they have an apartment at Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hampton’s. O- ^illis Smith col. & Bakes Spades Fitch Forks Wheel Barrows Chu’den Hose Seed Dispensers Ferry-Morse Seeds Trowels Hand Rakes Pruning Clippers Watering Cans Wright O' Currie Hardware BELTON WBIGHT INCORPORATED PHONE 6906 FRANK CURRIE imi'i (Continued from Page 1) against it. This plan, as I have told you, was nothing more than a white wash job, designed to. counteract the public resentment to the scan dals which have rocked the Re venue Bureau in recent months. The President said that the plan would take, the bureau “out of politics.” Actually the reverse is true. The civil service is full of politics. One of the three com missioners of the bureau—ap pointed by the President, mind ■ you—is Miss Frances Perkins, former Secretary of Labor, who has been a politician all her adult life. So have the other two mem bers, even though they’re not quite so well known. All three are supporters of the Truman policies. They will have the final say in the selection of .officials who froim now on will collect your taxes. Typical Letter One letter from a civil service worker was typical of many I re ceived. He wrote to say that Sen ator Hoey and I are right about the Civil Service Commission. For example,' he wrote: “The pre ference employee is assured he will be retained in spite of poor performance. Unfortunately it is not possible for the conscientious loyal career civil service employee Bay, eOKE/hoo WILT RESISTANT HEaiMlim ’’Best cotton I ever planted,” says J. L. O’Cain, S. C. champion. Coker 100 W. R. took 26 firsts in 27 con tests! More than one out of every 10 acres in U. 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