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The team of Randy Barber and Fred McFadyen was runnerup in the sixth flight. McFadyen [left] receives a trophy from Wood, and Barber [left], one from Lancaster. Locklear Wins Run Hoke High's Paul Locklear won first place in the high school age division in the Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce Autumn Road Race held in Greer. S.C. on Saturday. The five - mile road race was part of the Greenville - Greer - Spartanburg Textile Days festi vities. Locklear also placed sixth over all in a field of 387 runners in the race with time for the five - mile course of 28:07, only two minutes off the winning time. Locklear was sponsored by the Indian Education Act Program and ran under the auspices of the Hoke County Athletic Club. He will compete Saturday in the Annual Autumn Fest 10 km (6.2 Mile) race to be held in Southern Pines. Keep Red Cross ready. \ I Music, Clowns, Jugglers, Runs In S. Pines An AutumnFest is scheduled in downtown Southern Pines for Saturday, Oct. 25. It's a daylong celebration of fun, running, and music, with clowns, arts and crafts, jugglers, dancers, special sales, andH International foods. It is being jointly sponsored by the Moore County and Southern Pines Parks and Recreation De Kartments, the Southern Pines lerchants Association and Con tractors Glass Inc. There'll be activities for the entire family from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Southern Pines park and downtown Broad Street. U.S. Bonds Interest To Increase The U.S. Treasury Department has raised by one percent the interest rate paid on all new issues of U.S. Savings Bonds, effective November 1, Gene Carter, Hoke County chairman of the Savings Bond program, said this week. In addition, he said, all Series E, EE. and HH bonds and Savings Notes now outstanding have had their interim yields increased by one percent to their next maturity. The new interest rate is eight percent for Series EE Bonds held to a nine-year maturity. The interim yields on these Bonds have also been improved to 5.5 percent after one year and 7.5 percent after five years. Series HH Bonds will now earn 7.5 percent to their 10-year maturity. The rate increase was made possible by legislation permitting the secretary of the Treasury, with the president's approval, to raise Savings Bonds interest rates by up to one percent during any six month period. The rates previously in effect were seven percent on EE Bonds held 11 years, and 6.5 percent on HH Bonds held 10 years. Depending on market condi tions, the Treasury says, a further rate increase of up to one percent may be made as early as May 1, 1981. "Things That Matter" ^?y Luoien Coleman THOUGHTS FOR LABOR DAY What's Labor Day, other than a long weekend, company picnics, and a temporary escalation of highway fatalities? It started in New York City back in the early 1880s, when Pete J. Maguire, a trade unionist, origi nated a proposal for a labor holiday. On September 5, 1882, the Knights of Labor commemorated the occasion with a parade. "Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, and eight hours for what we will!," they sang as they marched down the streets of New York. In those days, most workers still toiled from 10 to 12 hours a day, and many of them worked seven days a week. "If you don't come in on Sunday," said a tough sign in one company, "don't come in on Monday." Jobs were at a premium, and working people were in no position CLASSIFIED PASES . . .the marketplace of millions of smart buyers and sellers! Whether it's products, merchandise, services or employment, you get the most for your money with a low-cost Classified Ad! CALL 875-2121 ^Jte cY[ew6 - journal to bargain. Free enterprise was tree mostly for employers. Shop owners set hours and wages on a take-it-or leave-it basis. It wasn't until 1894, after a dozen years of strife and strikes, that Congress made Labor Day a national holiday. But it has been observed on the first Monday in September ever since. Whatever else it means. Labor Day ought to serve as an annual reminder that work and labor aren't necessarily the same thing. As much as we like to complain about it, productive work is one of our greatest blessings. It gives life structure and meaning and pro vides an outlet for our creative energies. Labor, on the other hand, is work plus boredom, work without urpose, work without dignity, ignificantly, the word "labor" and the words "slump" and "slobber" come from the same ancient lin guistic root. The difference between labor and work lies not in the nature of your activities, but in the meaning you attach to them. Being shackled to a task which is neither interest ing nor challenging can only be called labor. But, if you enjoy doing it, hard work can actually be play. Why else do affluent executives spend weekends chopping wood and pouring concrete patios, work which they could easily pay some one else to do? Rudyard Kipling was on the right track when he portrayed the heavenly life as an existence filled with joyous work, rather than as an eternal snooze on a gilded Beauty rest. "We shall rest, and, faith, we shall need it - lie down for an aeon or two. "Till the Master of All Good Workmen shall put U9 to work anew." Vets Ask EDITOR'S NOTE: Following are representative questions answered daily by VA counselors. Full infor mation is available at any VA office. 0 -- I served in the Air .National Guard From Feb. 1, 1955, until March 1, 1958. I was on active duty for training several times during this period for a total of 285 days. Am I eligible for a VA home loan guarantee? A -- No. To be eligible for VA home loan benefits a veteran must have served at least 90 days on active duty wartime service or more than 180 days of active duty during peacetime. For purposes of eligi bility for home loans, active duty for training is not qualifying service. O -- I am presently an incarce rated veteran. I am pursuing a program of education while in prison. Am I eligible to receive educational benefits? A -- Yes. Incarcerated veterans may be paid educational assistance allowance in the same manner as any eligible veteran while pursuing an approved program of education. Q ?? Can I make arrangements in advance for the burial of my wife and children in the event one or more of them dies before I do? A - No. Application for burial in a national cemetery must be made at the time of death of an eligible veteran or his eligible dependent. The selected mortuary, VA ceme tery or any VA office will provide information and assistance in matters pertaining to burial and allowances. A number of professional enter tainers will perform during the Saturday extravaganza. The Little German Band and Dancers from Raleigh, a Large Bavarian-style brass band, will present stirring marches, waltzes, polkas and schottisches. The Little German Band will perform from 10 unitl 10:30 a.m. at the stage which will be set up in the park. At 12:30 p.m. they will parade to the blocked-off area between New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues, and will perform there until 1:30. The New Ningy Band of Chapel Hill will play at 1:45 p.m. At 11:35 a.m. and again at 2:45 p.m., the Touch Mime Trio from the Carrboro-Chapel Hill area will perform. Ken Kaye, juggler, will be offering his interpretation of an ancient craft by roaming around town during the day and demon strating his skill. Other featured attractions are the Korios International Folk Dancers whose specialties are Ba varian, Turkey, Israeli, Swedish and Croatian dances. "Hawg Wild," a local Bluegrass band, will be on a mobile flatbed truck and will perform at various locations during the day's celebra tion. And the Boone Trail Blue grass Band will perform on the stage erected downtown. Deaths And Funerals Miss Mary Newton Miss Mary Newton, 37, of 508 Grant St., died October 12. The funeral was conducted Sun day afternoon in Mt. Sinai Holiness Church by Bishop J. A. Jackson. Burial was in Silver Grove Cemeterv. Liz Miller, a belly dancer from Chapel Hill and student of Sheva of Richmond, will dance at 3:45. For a seven year period in my life, I was an agnostic. The experiences which eventually led me back to faith were powerful, even awesome. But during the firsrt few months, my faith wavered s6# shakily at times that 1 felt almost despondent. Then my eight-year old son and I talked about God. I confided these feelings to him. He looked at me intently and said, "Jesus must be very happy that you keep trying so hard to believe.' It was a simple statement, direct in its certainty and confident in its assurance. It healed'a part of me. My son's words reminded me thatf faith, like all of living, is a process. But what mattered most at that moment was his unhesitant and loving reply to my need. It is this kind of immediate response Christ chose to use in meeting the need of the leper-and that He wants to give to all of us, When we, despite our doubt, ask Him to help us attain wholeness, He declares simply, but with love's^ eager reassurance: "I do want to!"^ PRAYER: Lord, thank You for all those who encourage me and share their faith with me. Through them, I hear Your voice of love. Help me to echo it in my own life. Amen. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Christ's love can heal despondent souls. -copyright--THE UPPER ROOM -Chris Witherspoon Koob (Iowa) HARVEST DAY SALE November 1, 1980 9 a.m. -6 p.m. HILLCREST FIRE STATION Clothes, Christmas toys, decorations and many items. Also CHICKEN or HAM PLATES 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. ? $3.00 Sponsored by Second Baptist Church Try Bantam Chef For The BEST FRIED CHICKEN IN TOWN THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL Fish - n - Chips $|49 OPEN 10 A.M. 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