Local Business Boost
Literacy Weekend Sept. 11-12
' Hoke Reading/Literacy Council
has announced plans for "Literacy
Weekend" to be held Saturday and
Sunday September 11, and 12.
Saturday's activities will be held
in Edenborough Shopping Center
from 10 p.m. ? 6 p.m. WSHB
Radio will provide coverage. Along
with speakers and entertainers, the
following businesses will give away
free prizes to the lucky winners.
You must be present to win: B.B.
Brocks Florist, Buie Funeral
Home, Calico Corner, Coles Food
Store, Decor Center, Edenborough
Restaurant, Flower's Spetic, G &
L. Langdon, Gingham Edition,
Hollingsworth Florist, Home Food
Market, House of Raeford,
Howard Clothiers, Howell Drugs,
Hunt's Grocery, J's Pizza, Jack
son's FMA, Kinlaw Jewelers, M. &
G. Williams, McLauchlin Co.,
McNair Cleaners, Medicine
Shoppe, Michael's Men Shop, The
News-Journal, Pauline's Fashions,
Pig 'N Chicken, Public Post,
Raeford Cleaners, Raeford Cloth
ing Outlet, Raeford Florist, Rae
ford Variety, Shoe Chest. Snack
Shack, Treasure Chest, Virgil's
Restaurant, Wagon Wheel and
Western Auto.
Sunday's Activities will be held
at Hoke Public Library at 3 p.m.
Honored will be "Student of the
Year", "Tutor of the Year" and
"Supporter of the Year".
The guest speaker is Rev. J.D.
Marks Associate pastor of Raeford
Presbyterian Church.
The public is invited.
Hoke Soil & Water
.Conservation District
Now is the time to protect
cropland from winter erosion by
planting cover crops.
Each year, tons of soil per acre
are lost from cropland in small,
often unnoticeable layers or
"sheets" simply due to lack of cover
during winter months. This erosion
is prevelant even on nearly level
^land and washes away fertile
"topsoil, filling farm ditches and
polluting our streams.
There are many seedings that
work well in this area for cover
crops, including rye, which can be
disced in spring and conventionally
planted or left for sod planting
(no-till); wheat or oats that can be
harvested and followed by soy
beans, which work exceptionally
well stubble planting (no-till); or
^mall-grain and fescue mixture on
slightly wet or clayey soils.
At present money is available at
the county level. All farmers con
sidering cover crop or any other
agricultural conservation type prac
tice should make your application
at the ASCS office by September
27, 1982.
Why is it that all farmers don't
use cover crops? Usually it's due to
Rye cover crop on Lacy Hendrix's farm drilled into corn residue...Cover
crop improves tilth of light as well as heavy soils, resulting in increased
productivity. [USDA-SCS photo].
the cost and time involved, but
on-farm tests prove the benefits far
outweigh the costs. Also, there is
cost-share assistance on most
cover-crop practices available from
your county ASCS office.
As always, if you have questions
or need assistance, call or write:
USDA-Soil Conservation Service
P.O. Box 665
Raeford, N.C. 28376
875-8685.
Libertarian Candidate Enters
8th District Congress Race
Don Scoggin, Libertarian candi
date for U.S. House of Representa
tives from North Carolina's Eighth
(Congressional District, kicked off
his campaign with a "libertarian
party" at the Party's Mt. Mourne
headquarters Saturday.
Scoggin sharply criticized the
Republican Administration, which
- with Democratic support ? re
cently pushed a burdensome tax
hike that "makes a farce out of
Reagan's tax-cutting campaign
promises.
Republicans and Democrats to
gether are responsible for the
inflationary spurts of paper money
that raise public hopes (and will
temporarily lower interest rates)
just before every election.
"Don't be fooled; this is a
deceitful political strategy, because
Democrats and Republicans both
continue to increase taxes, increase
government spending, increase
budget deficits, militarize our eco
nomy, tax Americans to subsidize
our foreign enemies and competi
tors, and destroy our people's
incentives to work and care for
themselves," Scoggin said.
"I support a foreign policy of
armed neutrality and a strong,
voluntary defense of the United
States," he said.
Scoggin, an electrical engineer
with I.B.M., and about 100 friends
and supporters attended the cam
paign kickoff.
Family Dollar
Board Boosts
Dividend
The Board of Directors of Family
Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE Symbol
FDO), today declared a quarterly
cash dividend on the company's
common stock of 10c per share,
payable October 15, 1982, to
holders of record at the close of
business on September 15, 1982.
The dividend of 10c per share is
an increase of approximately 18%
from the dividend of 81/jc per share
declared in the preceding quarter.
This action continues the com
pany's record of dividend increases
in each fiscal year since the initial
quarterly cash dividend of 2Vie
(adjusted to reflect the 3-for-2 stock
split effective September 15, 1981)
was declared in fiscal year 1976.
Leon Levine, chairman of the
company, attributed the pattern of
dividend increases to the com
pany's achievement of 28 consecu
tive quarters of record sales and
earnings on a comparable basis. As
previously reported, for the third
quarter ended May 31, 1982, sales
increased 16% to $50.7 million and
earnings increased 23% to S2.5
million. The results for the nine
months ended May 31, 1982,
included a 15% increase in sales to
$153.2 million and a 17% increase
in earnings to $7.8 million.
Family Dollar Stores, Inc., op
erates a rapidly expanding chain of
526 discount stores located in
North Carolina. South Carolina,
Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama,
Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky,
Florida and Mississippi.
Offered By Ophthalmologists
Tips For Back-to-school Eye Exams
For students of ail ages, a return
to the classroom means increased
use of the eyes, making the medical
?eye exam a wise investment says the
^S.C. Society of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Marshall S. Redding, presi
dent of the group of more than 250
medical doctors specializing in eye
care, said, "Eye problems are not
restricted to any one age group.
However, it's particularly impor
tant that kindegartners and first
graders have their eyes examined
before the age of six."
? The two major eye probjems
affecting young children are "stra
bismus" or crossed eyes, a condi
tion in which the eyes turn in or
out, and amblyopia, more com
monly known as "lazy eye" when
one eye is favored over the other.
A patch over the good eye is often
the prescribed treatment for am
blyopia, forcing use of the lazy eye,
and the treatment is more effective
fwhen used at an early age.
^ "There is no age when some
improvement can't occur with this
method," said Dr. Redding, "but
the older the child the less success
ful patching generally is."
Dr. Redding pointed out that
many children are not aware that
their seeing ability is less than
perfect, either because certain con
ditions show no apparent symp
^>ms or because the child has no
Reference point and doesn't realize
his vision is impaired.
Many undetected eye problems
show up when school begins, said
Dr. Redding, because of new
demands placed on the child and
his eyes. Most of a pre-schooler's
effort is with games, toys and books
within arm's length, requiring the
child to concentrate on objects
relatively close to the eye. In school,
^piete youngsters must focus on
audio-visual material and black
boards at greater distances and
teachers spot problems.
Although nearsightedness may
develop at any age, it is often
discovered in children from third to
sixth grades when glasses are
needed to see the blackboard.
Glasses rather than contact lenses
are recommended for this age
group, ophthalmologists say, be
cause of the care contact lenses
require.
"There is no scientific evidence."
Dr. Redding said, "that reading in
dim light will harm a child's eyes
anymore than there is proof that
reading problems are due to poor
eye coordination which can be
helped by special exercises. The
verdict is still out on lengthy
sessions spent at computer termi
THIRTY YEARS -? Dan ley E. Burbank completed 30 years with
Burlington Industries on August 25. He is a Maintenance Technician in the
Maintenance Department on first shift in the Dyeing Plant. Burbank is
shown in the picture above receiving his Thirty Year Pin and Certificate
from [left to right] Plant Engineer ? Paul Elliott. Plant Manager - Gib
Bernhardt, fnd Supervisor ? Billy Floyd. He also received a cross pen and
pencil set with emblems for his outstanding record.
nals," he added, "but I anticipate
no permanent damage from such
activity.
"There are certain stages in a
child's development - pre-school,
junior high and late teens when a
medical eye examination is particu
larly important to check conditions
which can lead to severe eye
damage," concluded Dr. Redding.
"A child's eyes should be checked
at any age, however, when his
appearance, complaints or beha
vior indicate there may be a
problem."
Morehead
School
Dr. Sarah Morrow, secretary of
the N.C. Department of Human
Resources, announced today that
The Governor Morehead School in
Raleigh has been re-accredited for
the maximum five-year period by
the National Accreditation Council
for Agencies Serving Blind and
Visually Handicapped.
The Governor Morehead School
received its first five-year accredita
tion from the National Accredita
tion Council is 1972 and was
re-accredited in 1977. The Council
ensures that quality training is
provided by special schools for the
blind and visually handicapped.
There are currently ninety agen
cies and schools in the United
States accredited by the Council.
Twenty of these, including The
Governor Morehead School, are
residential schools for the blind and
visually handicapped.
STATE COMMISSIONER GUEST ? State Agriculture Commissioner
James Graham was guest of House of Raeford the afternoon of August 25
for luncheon followed by a tour of the plant. At the luncheon, he was
presented by House of Raeford President E. Marvin Johnson with a plaque
expressing appreciation for Graham s leadership in making North Carolina
the nation s No. 1 turkey-producing state. Graham is shown in one photo
speaking at the luncheon with Johnson and Raeford Mayor John K.
McNeill, Jr., seated left to right by him. Participating in the luncheon and
tour also were Hoke County commissioners and members of the Raeford
City-Council County Manager James Martin and City Manager Ron
Matthews, and plant executives. The other photo shows some of the visitors
just before the luncheon started, with Graham and Johnson (.standing] at
the reap-of the heudtable. -
F rom the
Superintendent's Desk
by Raz Autry
Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed
The first day of school is the most
exciting day of most youngsters
lives.
They come in eager to please and
eager to learn. Any adult from
grandparents to parents can re
member this event in their life.
The teacher stands at the door
with a real, or fixed, smile on his or
her face. The principal is running
around greeting everyone just as if
he knew what was going on. The
school is spruced up, shiny and
clean. This is one time the custo
dians work instead of making
excuses. The enthusiasm of the
children is contagious. Everyone
feels younger, looks younger, and
even acts younger.
God blesses us with a perfect day
as if to say to His children. "Let Me
in on the act!"
If we could only keep this
enthusiasm throughout our lifetime
what a glorious time we would all
have.
I ask all of our citizens to
remember our children at the
opening of school. There will be
busses on the road, children cross
ing the road, and parents driving
children to school. It is a time for
all of us to be extra careful in
protecting our heirs and our hope
for mankind.
NEAR HOME -? David Cummings is holding a rattle snake he killed near
his home in South Hoke August 25. The snake had 14 rattles. [Staff photo
by Pam Frederick).