Rock fish Hem By Mrs. A. A. Mclnnis Bible School is still in progress at Tabernacle Church this week and it is not a very good time to get news while the church women are at Bible School. The Bible School at Pittman Grove had their closing exercises last Sunday during the Sunday School hour. Flowers placed in Pittman Grove Church recently were to the glory of God and in loving memory of Mrs. C.M. Chasons parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sessoms, by Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Chason. P.S. Bible School at Tabernacle Church will close this week on Friday evening with a picnic and the closing exercises or com mencement will be on Friday night. Mrs. Alfred Long stayed with her brother Winford Brock, who is a patient at Highsmith - Rainey Memorial Hospital, Saturday and > Mrs. June Rogers spent Friday with him. Mrs. Brock and her son - in - law June Rogers and sons Keith and Craig had so much company i Sunday Mrs. Brock wouldn't take time to name them. Both Wayside and Rockfish Communities extend their sym pathy to Mrs. Carl Boahn and children in the loss of their husband and father, who passed away last Friday after a long illness. Double Birthday Party Mrs. Robert Wood gave her two daughters a birthday party Sat urday evening. Gay Wood was 12 years old the 20th. June and Sandy Wood will be 11 years old the 25th of June. There were 18 girls and boys present, their Bible School friends and other school friends. Mrs. Wood served birthday cake, potato chips, nuts, M4M candy and Pepsi for drink. Ice cream cones were served later. They received nice gifts and they want to thank everyone and most of all for their presence and fun they had together. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pemberton and daughter Cindy from Greens boro were on their way home from Myrtle Beach when they stopped over at Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wood's house Wednesday night and Thursday of last week. Mrs. Pemberton is the former Ruby Wood of Rockfish and sister of Robert Wood. Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Caddell of Raeford spent last Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sharp of Long wood. Mrs. Mary Anna McLean visited Mrs. Floyd Monroe Monday. Mrs. Charles Johnston of Winston ? Salem spent the past weekend in this area. She stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Furman Martin of Fayetteville Friday night. She came to Rockfish Saturday and stayed until Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Koonce and left for home Monday a.m. While Mrs. Johnston was here Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. Koonce invited a number of her old friends to come in and renew their acquaintances with Mrs. Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Koonce of Route 2, Raeford and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Koonce of Raeford were among the guests. Mrs. Johnston is planning a trip to the Holy Land soon. She has gone there once before. Mrs. P.C. English was admitted to Highsmith - Rainey Memorial Hospital one week ago last Mon day. Her husband thinks whe will have to go to a rest or nursing home when she gets out of the hospital. All her friends here are seriously concerned about her and hope that something can be done to help her. Mrs. W.A. Fowler, Mrs. Henry Fowler, Carol and Kathy visited Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Powers of Rennert Sunday. Shirley and Sandra Allen of Charleston, S.C. spent the weekend with Mrs. Johnny Allen and Teresa. Mr. and Mrs. Angus C. Mclnnis of Wagram visited his mother, Mrs. Mary Mclnnis and his brother Thomas Mclnnis Sunday night. F.C.H. No news from the Family Care Home this week except Mrs. Lee and her daughter who gave a Coffee Break to raise money for a needy family, wish to thank all who took part and helped with it. Curtis Turner says he will have a birthday on Thursday of this week, maybe he will tell more about it next week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner and sons Robert and Curtis were dinner guests of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Beasley of Bonnie Doone Sunday. Mrs. John Garrison of Burling ton came last Friday and spent the night with her parents Mr. and Mrs. K.P. Ritter. She returned home Saturday and took her son Mark with her after he had spent about two weeks with his grand parents Mr. and Mrs. Ritter. Mrs. A.W. Wood's grandson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Monroe and son Bryan of McCain visited her Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Wood had her as their supper guest Sunday night to join in their Fathers Day celebration. They came for her and brought her home. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Simpson and family went to some place near Greensboro that starts with Sax where all the Simpson family gathered on Fathers Day to hear Mrs. Simpson's brother - in - law the Rev. Rex Brooks preach. Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Freeman and grandchildren Michael and Steph anie of Fayetteville were guest of Mrs. Ethel D. Gibson and family Sunday. Mrs. Ethel D. Gibson and her grandson Ricky Gibson visited her sister Mrs. Virginia Bounds of Red Springs last Saturday night. Mrs. Bounds had accidentally fallen and was badly hurt but no broken bones. Joy Gibson has gone to Lex ington to spend two weeks with her cousin Susan Upchurch. Mr. and Mrs. Smith Mclnnis and Mrs. Jim Maxwell had all their children and grandchildren with them on Fathers Day. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Posey and sons Anthony and Mark of Route 4, Raeford and Mr. and Mrs. David Lancaster and children Brian and Jennifer of Raleigh. Harold Tillman visited his mother and his sister and his brother - in - law Mr. and Mrs. J.D. King of Wallace. His mother Mrs. Mary Dorr was living in Fayetteville but some time ago she went to stay with Mr. and Mrs. King. Mrs. Marvin English and chil dren Sandra and Michael of Morehead City and her mother Mrs. Ruth Willis of Aberdeen visited Mrs. Floyd Monroe Sat urday and they also visited Mrs. George Monroe Sunday p.m. Mr. and Mrs. B.B. Bostic visited his brother W.L. Bostic at Cape Fear Valley Hospital last Tuesday. He was recuperating after having eye surgery for cataract. Mrs. Malcolm Gillis spent Mon day night with her mother, Mrs. Floyd Monroe. Lisa Winberrv of Lumberton is spending a while with her friend Barbara Jones. Sgt. and Mrs. James Wadden and children of Columbia, S.C. stopped by to speak to Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Jones. Roy Jones and his daughter Barbara enroute to the airport in Fayetteville. Mrs. Wad den and daughters are on their way to Germany, after getting them off Sgt. Wadden and son Mark were going to visit his people in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. O.L. Wood visited their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Bullard at Myrtle Beach last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bullard and children Gary and Delores had been down there for some time and were about ready to come home. COMMENT It might be interesting to some people to know that it was some time after 1864 that people quit wearing homemade shoes, and every family no matter how rich had house flies until doors and windows were screened and that was a long time after 1900 came in. P.S. People who never had flies don't know how to appreciate the lowly screen. Children ask grand mother or great grandmother about this little black fly that didn't bite or sting yet was a terrible pest. Housing Tips By Willie Feathcrstone, Jr. Latex paints are becoming in creasingly popular for repainting the house exterior. A question that often comes up is "Will the paint bond to the existing paint?" A new Forest Service Research Note de scribes a simple test which can be used to answer the question. Pre pare the old surface for repainting by scraping off loose paint and RAEFORD SAVINGS & LOAN DEPENDABLE COURTEOUS SAFE PAYING HIGH DIVIDENDS AND MAKING HOME LOANS WE ARE OPEN SATURDAYS 9 to 12 RAEFORD Savings & Loan Assn. cleaning the surface with a mildew cide and then water. Then leave to dry for two or three days before painting a small area of old paint surface with the latex paint. Allow it to dry for at least 24 hours, then firmly press one end of an adhesive type of tape about 2V? inches long by 1 inch wide onto the dry freshly painted surface. Withdraw the tape quickly. If it is free of paint, repainting can be started. If the next latex paint adheres to the tape, you need to apply an oil-base primer before repainting with latex. For futher information, please call 875-3461. NRFD Elects Officers New officers of the North Raeford Fire Department were elected at the annual meeting June 21. The new officers are George Baker, chief; Elwood Baker, as sistant chief; Buddy Willis, cap tain; Wayne Byrd, captain; George Baker. Jr., captain; and Gaston Clark, maintenance lieutenant. ? Good Credit WE FINANCE ALL ? Bad Credit 71 Hat 114 Sm" >M MUST SEE 7i u; 72I?h?H(1S .... $37 MMllllll|Ml* I . H7 1974 CORVETTE T-TOP 71 714*. . 71 OataM 1119 74 PWH. Sta. 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